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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Aeronautical Engineering SMEA3001 Additive Manufacturing Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

SMEA3001 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs.
Overview, Basic principle need and advantages of additive manufacturing, Procedure of product development in additive
manufacturing, Classification of additive manufacturing processes, Materials used in additive manufacturing, Challenges in
Additive Manufacturing.

UNIT 2 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES 9 Hrs.
Z-Corporation 3D-printing, Stereolithography apparatus (SLA), Fused deposition modeling (FDM), Laminated Object
Manufacturing (LOM), Selective deposition lamination (SDL), Ultrasonic consolidation, Selective laser sintering (SLS), Laser
engineered net shaping (LENS), Electron beam free form fabrication (EBFFF), Electron beam melting (EBM), Plasma
transferred arc additive manufacturing (PTAAM), Tungsten inert gas additive manufacturing (TIGAM), Metal inert gas
additive manufacturing (MIGAM).

UNIT 3 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINES AND SYSTEMS 9 Hrs.
Axes, Linear motion guide ways, Ball screws, Motors, Bearings, Encoders/ Glass scales, Process Chamber, Safety
interlocks, Sensors. Introduction to NC/CNC/DNC machine tools, CNC programming and introduction, Hardware
Interpolators, Software Interpolators, Recent developments of CNC systems for additive manufacturing.

UNIT 4 PRE-PROCESSING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 9 Hrs.
Preparation of 3D-CAD model, Reverse engineering, Reconstruction of 3D-CAD model using reverse engineering, Part
orientation and support generation, STL Conversion, STL error diagnostics, Slicing and Generation of codes for tool path,
Surface preparation of materials.

UNIT 5 POST-PROCESSING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING 9 Hrs.
Support material removal, surface texture improvement, accuracy improvement, aesthetic improvement, preparation for use
as a pattern, property enhancements using non-thermal and thermal techniques, Brief information on characterization
techniques used in additive manufacturing, Applications of additive manufacturing in rapid prototyping, rapid manufacturing,
rapid tooling, repairing and coating.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 - Able to define the various process used in Additive Manufacturing.
CO2 - Able to analyse and select suitable process and materials used in Additive Manufacturing.
CO3 - Able to identify, analyse and solve problems related to Additive Manufacturing.
CO4 - Able to apply knowledge of additive manufacturing for various real-life applications.
CO5 - Able to apply technique of CAD and reverse engineering for geometry transformation in Additive Manufacturing.
CO6 - Understand the basic concept of additive manufacturing application.

TEXT/REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Gibson, I, Rosen, D W. and Stucker ,B., Additive Manufacturing Methodologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital
Manufacturing, Springer, 2010.
2. Chua C.K., Leong K.F., and Lim C.S., “Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications”, Third Edition, World Scientific
Publishers, 2010.
3. Chee Kai Chua, Kah Fai Leong, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Principles and Applications: Fourth Edition of
Rapid Prototyping, World Scientific Publishers, 2014.
4. Gebhardt A., “Rapid prototyping”, Hanser Gardener Publications, 2003.Kenneth G. Budinski & Michael K. Budinski,
"Engineering Materials: Properties and Selection", 9th Edition, Pearson, 2009, 792 pages.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each – No choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks