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    Stiffness analysis of a nylon sandwich core structure produced by a Markforged Mark Two printer

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    Sandwichplatten werden aufgrund ihres hohen Steifigkeits-Gewichts-Verhältnisses häufig im Leichtbau eingesetzt. Der von Markforged eingeführte 3D-Drucker Markforged Mark Two ist in der Lage, Sandwich-platten mit endlosfaserverstärkten Deckschichten und einer Kernstruktur aus Nylon herzustellen. Diese Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Laboruntersuchung der Steifigkeitseigenschaften von 3D-gedruckten Sandwichplatten.Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, die Steifigkeitseigenschaften der Nylon-Sandwich-Kernstruktur experimentell zu bestimmen. Außerdem wurde von Markforged ein Update der Materialien veröffentlicht Daher werden auch die Steifigkeitseigenschaften der neuen Nylon- und Kohlenstoff-Filamente durch Versuche ermittelt. In dieser Arbeit werden Zugversuche und Vierpunkt-Biegeversuche durchgeführt. Darüber hinaus werden analytische und numerische Analysen durchgeführt, um das Verhalten des Sandwichkerns zu modellieren und die zuvor gebauten Finite-Elemente-Modelle der Sandwichplatten zu verbessern.Sandwich panels are commonly utilised in lightweight construction due to their high stiffness-to-weight ratio. The Markforged Mark Two 3D printer launched by Markforged is able to fabricate sandwich panels with continuous fibre reinforced face sheets and cellular structured nylon core. This thesis focus on the laboratory investigation of the 3D printed sandwich panel components' stiffness properties. The aim of this thesis is to determine the stiffness properties of the nylon sandwich core structure experimentally. Besides, an update of the materials was released by Markforged. Therefore, the stiffness properties of the new nylon and carbon filaments will also be determined. Tensile tests and four-point flexural tests are conducted in this thesis. Additionally, analytical and numerical analyses are carried out to model the sandwich core behaviour and improve the previously built finite element models of sandwich panels

    Markforged: Taking a different approach to metal Additive Manufacturing

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    In January this year Markforged Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, announced its Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) process along with the Metal X production system. The company is more widely known for its successful development of composite printing technology, introduced in 2014. In the following report Ian Campbell and Terry Wohlers discuss ‘indirect’ metal AM systems and outline the advantages and disadvantages of such systems in relation to commercial production

    Markforged: Taking a different approach to metal Additive Manufacturing

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    In January this year Markforged Inc., based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, announced its Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) process along with the Metal X production system. The company is more widely known for its successful development of composite printing technology, introduced in 2014. In the following report Ian Campbell and Terry Wohlers discuss ‘indirect’ metal AM systems and outline the advantages and disadvantages of such systems in relation to commercial production

    Additive manufacturing of stainless steel with Markforged Metal X

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    Diplomsko delo vsebuje pregled tehnologije dodajalne izdelave ter se podrobneje osredotoči na dodajalno izdelavo kovinskih izdelkov. Opisan je postopek, kjer smo s pomočjo postopka dodajalne izdelave na 3D tiskalniku (Markforged Metal X) natisnili različno oblikovane kovinske epruvete za natezni test iz nerjavnega jekla 17-4 PH. Dodajalni izdelavi je sledilo čiščenje in sintranje vzorcev 26 ur v atmosferi iz argona. Vzorce smo najprej pregledali vizualno, naredili analizo makro in mikro obrusov, merjenje trdote in natezne teste. Ugotovili smo, da na zapolnjenost volumna vzorca z materialom vpliva njegova oblika, kjer lahko načrt gibanja poti dodajalne glave povzroča nezadostno zapolnjevanje volumna. Na mehanske lastnosti vpliva predvsem oblika in velikost vzorčnih izdelkov, negativni vpliv pa kaže predvsem zapolnjenost volumna z materialom. Oblika epruvet nima vpliva na trdoto preizkušancev.The thesis contains an overview of additive manufacturing technology and focuses more on the additive production of metal products. The procedure is described, where we printed metal test tubes of various shapes for tensile testing from stainless steel 17-4 PH using the additive manufacturing process on a 3D printer (Markforged Metal X). Additive manufacturing was followed by cleaning and sintering the samples for 26 hours in an argon atmosphere. The samples were first visually inspected, macro and micro abrasions were analyzed, hardness and tensile tests were measured. We found that the filling of the sample volume with material affects its shape, where the plan of the path of the additive head can cause insufficient filling of the volume. The mechanical properties are mainly affected by the shape and size of the sample products, and the negative impact is mainly shown by the filling of the volume with material. The shape of the test tubes does not affect the hardness of the test pieces

    Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis

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    The present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed

    Investigations of the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of 17-4 PH ss Printed Using a MarkForged Metal X

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    The Markforged Metal X (MfMX) printing machine (Markforged Inc., Massachusetts, USA) is one of the latest introduced additive manufacturing (AM) devices. It is getting popular because of its safety, simplicity, and ability to utilize various types of powders/filaments for printing. Despite this, only a few papers have so far reported the various properties and performances of the components fabricated by the MfMX printer. In this study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of MfMX-fabricated 17-4 stainless steel (ss) in the as-printed and heat-treated conditions were investigated. XRD and microscopy analyses revealed a dominant martensitic microstructure with some retained austenite phase. The microstructure is generally characterized by patterned voids that were unfilled due to a lack of fusion between the adjacent filaments. Disregarding these defects (voids), the porosity of the dense region was less than 4%. Depending on the heat treatment conditions, the hardness and tensile strength were enhanced by 17–28% and 21–27%, respectively. However, the tensile strength analyzed in this work was low compared with some previous reports for L-PBF-fabricated 17-4 ss. In contrast, the hardness of the as-printed (331 ± 28 HV) and heat-treated samples under the H900 condition (417 ± 29 HV) were comparable with (and even better than) some reports in the literature, despite the low material density. The results generally indicated that the Markforged printer is a promising technology when the printing processes are fully developed and optimized

    Utredning om konstruktion och beräkning för additiv tillverkning - Markforged

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    The following thesis work was performed by Tobias Bäckman between 2018-01-15 – 2018-06-01 on behalf of Deva Mecaneyes. Deva Mecaneyes had identified a need and a possible application area for additive manufacturing based on the Markforged Mark Two 3D-printer which they had purchased. However, many question marks remained regarding how the materials from the printer would behave. How to design against this manufacturing method and which applications that could be beneficial for the company. At the start of the project it was identified that Deva Mecaneyes main limitations for not implementing 3D-manufacturing more extensive in their product development process was partly the lack of experience of additive manufacturing methods but mainly due to the lack of reliable material data for the printed parts. Based on this, three research questions were formulated. These research questions discuss how to replace traditional manufacturing methods, which material relationships are possible to identify, and which factors should be considered when designing against additive manufacturing. The bulk of the work thus consisted of producing material data for materials that are compatible with Markforged mark Two. This was done based on ASTM standards that treat tensile tests, bending tests and fatigue tests. Two already existing products from Deva Mecaneyes in the field of lifting gear for manufacturing industries were selected with the purpose to redesign these products to be manufactured with the Mark Two 3D-printer instead. In this way, an alternative way for these applications could be showed by replacing the traditional manufacturing methods with additive manufacturing methods. The reconstructed lifting gear was also manufactured to be verified against the produced material data but also to demonstrate improvement or deterioration against the existing lifting gear. The measurable goals for the project were to prove cost and time reduction by at least 50% by replacing the traditional manufacturing methods with additive manufacturing methods while maintaining the same reliability. The result demonstrated two redesigned lifting gears with many improvement areas. A great result that stood out was a cost reduction of approximately 80% and 90% respectively. Several material relationships have been identified during the work and new experiences regarding printed details have arisen. The author believes that the work, with addition to the accomplished goals, has laid a good ground to begin to understand the materials more and more and thus a good beginning to obtaining a reability from 3D-printed details. Which is a decisive factor to begin replacing the traditional manufacturing methods.Följande examensarbete är utfört av Tobias Bäckman mellan 2018-01-15 – 2018-06-01 på uppdrag av företaget Deva Mecaneyes. Deva Mecaneyes hade identifierat ett behov och ett möjligt användningsområde för additiv tillverkning baserat på en 3D-skrivare av modellen Markforged mark Two som de köpt in. Dock kvarstod det många frågetecken hur materialen i de utskrivna detaljerna beter sig, hur man skall konstruera mot denna tillverkningsmetod samt vilka tillämpningsområden som skulle kunna vara fördelaktiga. Vid uppstart av projektet identifierades de största begränsningarna till varför Deva Mecaneys inte implementerar 3D- utskrifter mer omfattande i deras konstruktionsarbete som delvis den bristande erfarenheten av additiva tillverkningsmetoder, men främst på grund av avsaknaden av trovärdig materialdata och beräkningsunderlag att tillämpa för fysiska 3D-utskrivna detaljer. Utifrån detta formulerades tre stycken forskningsfrågor. Dessa forskningsfrågor behandlar hur man skulle kunna ersätta traditionella tillverkningsmetoder, vilka materialsamband som är möjliga att identifiera samt vilka faktorer som bör tas hänsyn till vid konstruktion mot additiva tillverkningsmetoder.Huvuddelen av arbetet har därmed bestått av att producera materialdata för materialen som är kompatibla med Markforged Mark Two. Detta har skett baserat på ASTM-standarder som behandlar dragprover, böjprover och utmattningsprover.Två befintliga produkter från Deva Mecaneyes inom området lyftredskap valdes sedan ut för att omdesignas mot additiva tillverkningsmetoder. På så vis redovisas en alternativ väg att gå genom att ersätta de traditionella tillverkningsmetoderna med additiva tillverkningsmetoder. De omkonstruerade lyftredskapen tillverkades även för att dels verifieras mot den framtagna materialdatan men även för att redogöra förbättring alternativt försämring mot de befintliga lyftredskapen.De mätbara målen för arbetet var att kunna påvisa kostnads och tidsreducering med 50% genom att byta ut de traditionella tillverkningsmetoderna mot additiva tillverkningsmetoder. Resultatet påvisade två omkonstruerade lyftredskap med många förbättringsområden. Där framförallt en kostnadsreducering på cirka 80% respektive 90% identifierades.Under arbetets gång har ett antal materialsamband kunnat identifieras och nya erfarenheter angående utskrivna detaljer från Markforged Mark Two har uppstått. Författaren anser att arbetet, utöver de uppfyllda målen, har lagt en god grund till att börja förstå materialen mer och mer och därmed en god början till att börja erhålla en tillförlitlighet hos 3D-utskrivna detaljer som är en avgörande faktor till att börja ersätta vissa av de traditionella tillverkningsmetoderna

    Utredning om konstruktion och beräkning för additiv tillverkning - Markforged

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    The following thesis work was performed by Tobias Bäckman between 2018-01-15 – 2018-06-01 on behalf of Deva Mecaneyes. Deva Mecaneyes had identified a need and a possible application area for additive manufacturing based on the Markforged Mark Two 3D-printer which they had purchased. However, many question marks remained regarding how the materials from the printer would behave. How to design against this manufacturing method and which applications that could be beneficial for the company. At the start of the project it was identified that Deva Mecaneyes main limitations for not implementing 3D-manufacturing more extensive in their product development process was partly the lack of experience of additive manufacturing methods but mainly due to the lack of reliable material data for the printed parts. Based on this, three research questions were formulated. These research questions discuss how to replace traditional manufacturing methods, which material relationships are possible to identify, and which factors should be considered when designing against additive manufacturing. The bulk of the work thus consisted of producing material data for materials that are compatible with Markforged mark Two. This was done based on ASTM standards that treat tensile tests, bending tests and fatigue tests. Two already existing products from Deva Mecaneyes in the field of lifting gear for manufacturing industries were selected with the purpose to redesign these products to be manufactured with the Mark Two 3D-printer instead. In this way, an alternative way for these applications could be showed by replacing the traditional manufacturing methods with additive manufacturing methods. The reconstructed lifting gear was also manufactured to be verified against the produced material data but also to demonstrate improvement or deterioration against the existing lifting gear. The measurable goals for the project were to prove cost and time reduction by at least 50% by replacing the traditional manufacturing methods with additive manufacturing methods while maintaining the same reliability. The result demonstrated two redesigned lifting gears with many improvement areas. A great result that stood out was a cost reduction of approximately 80% and 90% respectively. Several material relationships have been identified during the work and new experiences regarding printed details have arisen. The author believes that the work, with addition to the accomplished goals, has laid a good ground to begin to understand the materials more and more and thus a good beginning to obtaining a reability from 3D-printed details. Which is a decisive factor to begin replacing the traditional manufacturing methods.Följande examensarbete är utfört av Tobias Bäckman mellan 2018-01-15 – 2018-06-01 på uppdrag av företaget Deva Mecaneyes. Deva Mecaneyes hade identifierat ett behov och ett möjligt användningsområde för additiv tillverkning baserat på en 3D-skrivare av modellen Markforged mark Two som de köpt in. Dock kvarstod det många frågetecken hur materialen i de utskrivna detaljerna beter sig, hur man skall konstruera mot denna tillverkningsmetod samt vilka tillämpningsområden som skulle kunna vara fördelaktiga. Vid uppstart av projektet identifierades de största begränsningarna till varför Deva Mecaneys inte implementerar 3D- utskrifter mer omfattande i deras konstruktionsarbete som delvis den bristande erfarenheten av additiva tillverkningsmetoder, men främst på grund av avsaknaden av trovärdig materialdata och beräkningsunderlag att tillämpa för fysiska 3D-utskrivna detaljer. Utifrån detta formulerades tre stycken forskningsfrågor. Dessa forskningsfrågor behandlar hur man skulle kunna ersätta traditionella tillverkningsmetoder, vilka materialsamband som är möjliga att identifiera samt vilka faktorer som bör tas hänsyn till vid konstruktion mot additiva tillverkningsmetoder.Huvuddelen av arbetet har därmed bestått av att producera materialdata för materialen som är kompatibla med Markforged Mark Two. Detta har skett baserat på ASTM-standarder som behandlar dragprover, böjprover och utmattningsprover.Två befintliga produkter från Deva Mecaneyes inom området lyftredskap valdes sedan ut för att omdesignas mot additiva tillverkningsmetoder. På så vis redovisas en alternativ väg att gå genom att ersätta de traditionella tillverkningsmetoderna med additiva tillverkningsmetoder. De omkonstruerade lyftredskapen tillverkades även för att dels verifieras mot den framtagna materialdatan men även för att redogöra förbättring alternativt försämring mot de befintliga lyftredskapen.De mätbara målen för arbetet var att kunna påvisa kostnads och tidsreducering med 50% genom att byta ut de traditionella tillverkningsmetoderna mot additiva tillverkningsmetoder. Resultatet påvisade två omkonstruerade lyftredskap med många förbättringsområden. Där framförallt en kostnadsreducering på cirka 80% respektive 90% identifierades.Under arbetets gång har ett antal materialsamband kunnat identifieras och nya erfarenheter angående utskrivna detaljer från Markforged Mark Two har uppstått. Författaren anser att arbetet, utöver de uppfyllda målen, har lagt en god grund till att börja förstå materialen mer och mer och därmed en god början till att börja erhålla en tillförlitlighet hos 3D-utskrivna detaljer som är en avgörande faktor till att börja ersätta vissa av de traditionella tillverkningsmetoderna

    Variations on the Author

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    “Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
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