Development and Optimisation of a Robot Arm System for Additive Manufacturing Applications

Authors

  • L. Stamorean Department of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, 1 Mihai Viteazu Blvd., 300222, Timisoara, Romania
  • A. Feier Department of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, 1 Mihai Viteazu Blvd., 300222, Timisoara, Romania https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4174-8608 (unauthenticated)
  • A. C. Firu Department of Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, 1 Mihai Viteazu Blvd., 300222, Timisoara, Romania

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35219/awet.2023.11

Keywords:

additive manufacturing applications, 3D printing platform for additive manufacturing, FDM, robot arm

Abstract

The paper presents the development of a new platform that represents a robotic arm system, useful and appropriate for the Additive Manufacturing applications. The main objective of this work was to explore the feasibility of integrating the off-the-shelf (COTS) Additive Manufacturing technologies and the six-degree-of-freedom industrial robotic arm, achieving a 3D Additive Manufacturing system which is able to perform six-degree fused deposition printing. The authors investigated the materials suitable to be used and performed more experiments with the aim to find the right configuration of the printing system. Finally, the technical issues reported during the experimental programme have been solved, the system being prepared to carry out workpieces with more complex shapes and more types of polymers.

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Published

2023-12-28

Issue

Vol. 34 (2023)

Section

Articles

License

Papers accepted for publication become the copyrighted property of the Annals of "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Fascicle XII, Welding Equipment and Technology. No part of the publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, except in limited quantities for the non-commercial purposes of scientific or educational advancement, without permission in writing from the Editorial Board.

How to Cite

Development and Optimisation of a Robot Arm System for Additive Manufacturing Applications. (2023). Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle XII, Welding Equipment and Technology, 34(1), 125-131. https://doi.org/10.35219/awet.2023.11