Publication Type : Conference Proceedings
Publisher : Springer Singapore
Source : Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering
Url : https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9433-2_17
Campus : Chennai
School : School of Engineering
Department : Mechanical Engineering
Year : 2019
Abstract : In some additive manufacturing processes, support structures are required while building parts, for structural stability as well as for some functional aspects. Support structure should be designed in a way that it should withstand the weight of the part especially overhanging features of the part to avoid distortion and mishap. This paper deals with design and fabrication of tailored support structures for some special cases. From the understanding obtained through various literature, initially, a broad classification of support structures is presented. Based on that, application-specific support structures were designed. Two different support structures were designed, analyzed and fabricated successfully. After fabrication, support structures were easily removed from the part manually.
Cite this Research Publication : Hemnath Anandan Kumar, Peter Francis Reginald Elvis, Madhanagopal Manoharan, Jayakrishnan Jayapal, Senthilkumaran Kumaraguru, Tailored Support Structures for Additive Manufacturing, Lecture Notes on Multidisciplinary Industrial Engineering, Springer Singapore, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9433-2_17