A study on impact factors of the energy consumption of the fused deposition modeling process using two-level full factorial experiments

  • Li Yi*
  • , Tianwen Chen
  • , Svenja Ehmsen
  • , Christopher Gläßner
  • , Jan C. Aurich
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Current studies show that the extent of the ecological benefits of additive manufacturing (AM) against conventional manufacturing is case-specific. In terms of energy performance, deeper investigations of mechanisms between parameters and energy consumption of AM processes are currently emerging research tasks. Focusing on the fused deposition modeling (FDM) process, we have designed and carried out two-level full factorial experiments for five impact factors: print speed, layer thickness, number of parts, part size, and support structure. Through 32 experiments, the effects of the impact factors on the total and specific energy consumption of FDM are analyzed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)79-84
Number of pages6
JournalProcedia CIRP
Volume93
DOIs
StatePublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event53rd CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, CMS 2020 - Chicago, United States
Duration: 1 Jul 20203 Jul 2020

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Energy consumption
  • Full factorial experimental design
  • Fused deposition modeling

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