Advancements in Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Brief Review.

Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing (LWAM) is a process that utilizes a laser to heat and melt a metallic alloy wire, which is then precisely positioned on a substrate, or previous layer, to build a three-dimensional metal part. LWAM technology offers several advantages, such as high speed, cost effectiveness, precision control, and the ability to create complex geometries with near-net shape features and improved metallurgical properties. However, the technology is still in its early stages of development, and its integration into the industry is ongoing.

Digital Twin for Human-Robot Interactions by Means of Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies.

There has been a rapid increase in the use of collaborative robots in manufacturing industries within the context of Industry 4.0 and smart factories. The existing human-robot interactions, simulations, and robot programming methods do not fit into these fast-paced technological advances as they are time-consuming, require engineering expertise, waste a lot of time in programming and the interaction is not trivial for non-expert operators.

Modeling and Control of Layer Height in Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing.

Laser Wire Additive Manufacturing (LWAM) is a flexible and fast manufacturing method used to produce variants of high metal geometric complexity. In this work, a physics-based model of the bead geometry including process parameters and material properties was developed for the LWAM process of large-scale products. The developed model aimed to include critical process parameters, material properties and thermal history to describe the relationship between the layer height with different process inputs (i.

Probing the reaction mechanism between a laser welded polyamide thin film and titanium with XPS and ToF-SIMS.

The biomedical industry uses more and more polymer/metal hybrid assemblies because of the ability to combine the advantages and lower the inconveniences of both materials. The key is to assemble them. Among the high variety of existing assembling techniques, laser welding appears as an excellent option.

Binding Mechanisms Between Laser-Welded Polyamide-6.6 and Native Aluminum Oxide.

Nowadays, hybrid polymer/metal assemblies experience a growing demand in the industry, especially for transports and biomedical purposes. Those assemblies offer many advantages, such as lightweight structures and corrosion resistance. The main difficulty to assemble them remains.