Design For Additive Manufacturing
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Goutham vignesh JDesign for Additive
Manufacturing
Design for Additive Manufacturing
Common to most of the techniques is the layer-by-layer approach, which is used during
manufacturing. Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) is a term that has its origin in the
term design for manufacturing (DfM), which means designing a part or a product for easy
manufacturing (Boothroyd, 1994)
https://www.cati.com/blog/2018/12/7-design-additive-manufacturing-dfam-principles/
Additive for Results
Poorly-deployed Additive Well -deployed Additive
• A “replacement” for traditional • A new tool for improving
processes – CNC, Lathe, drill manufacturing aid functionality
press and cost
• Unmanaged preventative • Regular preventative
maintenance maintenance, product portfolio,
• Limited access…. and utilization reviews
• …. to printer understanding • An agitator and expediter in
• …. To machine access product development process.
• Underdeveloped DFAM skills • Proliferated, managed DFAM skills
Additive for Results
Clarifying “Design” in DFAM mean in this case?
In general, the value added by DFAM will be highest when there’s the greatest level of
design freedom.
“Design for FDM” within DFAM
FDM is one of the most widely-adopted 3D printing technology in world…
…… but not all design for FDM techniques apply to all other technologies.
Primary Benefits of DFAM
DFAM Principle
#1. Think Additively Benefits
• Most manufacturing methods are “subtractive”
• Least material removed means most cost Weight & Cost
Reduction
effective
• The opposite describes additive
Print Time
• The less a material used yields cost and time Reduction
savings.
• Add strength features (ribs, fillets) without added Strength
tooling costs. Enhancement
Left: Minimizing material saves print Aesthetic
time & cost Enhancement
Right: Topological Optimization
considerations offer strength &
speed
DFAM Principle
#1. Think Additively
• Genesis EOA Tool
DFAM Principle
#1. Think Additively
DFAM Principle
#1. Think Additively
DFAM Principle
#1. Think Additively
DFAM Principle
#2. Design for Orientation
DFAM Principle
#2. Design for Orientation
DFAM Principle
#2. Design for Orientation
DFAM Principle
#3. Contour Design
DFAM Principle
#4. Segment and Bond Parts
DFAM Principle
#4. Segment Parts
DFAM Principle
#4. Segment Parts
DFAM Principle
#5. Add Hardware
DFAM Principle
#5. Add Hardware
DFAM Principle
#6. Minimize Complication
DFAM Principle
#6. Minimize Complication
DFAM Principle
#7. Critical Surface Treatment
DFAM Principle
#7. Critical Surface Treatment