3D Printing Process: A review of recent research

Abstract

3D Printing (3DP) is an umbrella term that covers manufacturing technologies and processes that offer a wide spectrum of producing components and parts of a variety of materials. 3DP is bound to revolutionize design, breaking barriers of geopolitical terrains, economic tendencies, and social status of nations. With the inception of new technologies and processes, it becomes a challenging task for the researchers to investigate the effect of process parameters on performance measures (quality and functionality) and their best combination that yields desired results, in terms of quality characteristics. Researchers have established a relationship between process parameters and performance measures and also suggested a suitable combination of input parameters that yield desired results. In this paper, an attempt has been made to present an overview of the recent research that identified the importance of process parameters, their effect, and optimization.