This paper was published in Progress in Additive Manufacturing in the context of growing environmental concerns and the demand for more sustainable manufacturing practices. Directed energy deposition process needs a substrate, as a base for depositing layers of material, which is discarded after manufacturing. This study showed the feasibility of incorporating a substrate into the […]

This research, published in the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing in the context of growing environmental concerns and the demand for more sustainable manufacturing practices, this study evaluates the environmental and economic performance of two production routes for a stainless steel support block used in steel mills. A comparative Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and […]

In this work, published in Dyna, a method for optimizing lattice structures manufactured using 3D printing with the Multi Jet Fusion (MJF) technique was investigated, aiming to reduce weight and maximize stiffness in mechanical components. The developed workflow combined field-driven topology optimization and the automation of nTop software using Python scripts, allowing the local variation […]

In this study, published in the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, the influence of printing parameters and strategies on the morphological characteristics of austenitic stainless steel beads deposited on carbon steel substrates was investigated through plasma-directed energy deposition (DED). The experimental setup varied the welding current, wire feed rate, and torch travel speed, and […]

This is the laboratory’s first scientific publication carried out using the equipment inaugurated in September 2023. “This recently published work in the Journal of Materials Research and Technology explores the possibility of obtaining duplex stainless steels using the WAAM 3D printing technology, employing ferritic and austenitic steels as starting materials.” In particular, a stratified stainless […]

Polylactic acid (PLA) is a biodegradable polymer that can replace petroleum-derived polymers and is widely used in additive manufacturing (AM) through material extrusion. The reprocessing of PLA results in a decrease in its properties, so strategies are sought to counteract this effect, such as mixing with virgin material or creating nanocomposites. Thus, two sets of […]

This is the laboratory’s first collaboration with an industry in the area, the polymer manufacturer Indorama Ventures Química SLU. This work, published in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, explores the possibility of applying reverse engineering to spare parts for flexible couplings through additive manufacturing. Although the simplicity of couplings may make them overlooked, […]