2019 Proceedings Table of Content
Full conference e-book can be found here RAPDASA 2019 Conference Proceedings eBook
All peer reviewed and accepted papers are found below – please cite as
Proceedings of the 20th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, ISBN nr: 978-0-6398390-0-4
DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS AND POROSITY AT DIFFERENT INCLINATIONS OF LPBF PARTS
M. Shange, I. Yadroitsava, S. Pityana. Yadroitsev and A. du Plessis
DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HIGH SPEED SELECTIVE LASER MELTING AT 4.5KW
L Motibane, L Tshabalala, N Mathe, R Knutsen
N.M. Baloyi, P. Mendonidis, W. Du Preez & A.P.I. Popoola
WROUGHT TI6AL4V AS AN ALLOY FOR HIGH VELOCITY IMPACT APPLICATIONS
T.C. Moleko, M. Maringa & W.B. duPreez
OPTIMUM PROCESS PARAMETERS FOR DMLS IN-SITU ALLOYING OF A TI-10(60AL40V) POWDER BLEND
L.A. Ramosena, B.S. Parker, T.C. Dzogbewu, W.B. du Preez, & D.C. Blaine
O.F Ochonogor, K.D. Nyembwe & E.T Akinlabi
ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING – REINVENTING THE SUPPLY CHAIN
H.L. van der Merwe, AF van der Merwe; DJ de Beer; T. Dube; P.J.M. van Tonder
POWDER MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
A. Ellis & A.F. van der Merwe
TRANSITIONING FROM ISO 13485 TO AS 9100D FOR AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
D.W. Gibbons & AF van der Merwe
ANALYSIS OF MELT POOL DURING THE LASER POWDER BED FUSION OF TUNGSTEN
A.T. Sidambe & P. Fox
MECHANICAL TESTING OF TI6AL4V PRODUCED ON THE AEROSWIFT PLATFORM
D. Louw, S.E. Hoosain, L. Tshabalala
N. Britz & J.L. Serfontein
HUMAN EXPERTISE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DIGITALIZATION
A. Ellis & A.F. van der Merwe
QUALIFICATION AND CONTROL OF METAL LASER POWDER BED FUSION SYSTEMS FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
D.W. Gibbons & A.F. van der Merwe
THE BUSINESS IMPACT OF ADOPTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN SPARE PART PROVISIONING
H. Harmse
A M Muiruri, M Maringa, W B du Preez
D. Kouprianoff, I. Yadroitsava, I. Yadroitsev
DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTEGRATED POWDER BED FUSION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MONITORING SYSTEM: A CONCEPT
F. Du Rand, P.J.M. Van Tonder & A.F. Van der Merwe
STATIC TESTING OF LARGE POLYMER ARTICLE
L. Mamushiana & C.M. Johnston
WIRE AND ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF HIGHLY CONDUCTING PURE COPPER
S. W. Williams, A. Rashid, G. Pardal & L. Quintino
P.M. Lekoadi, N. Maledi, B.N. Masina, M Tlotleng
MICROSTRUCTURE AND MICROHARDNESS OF HEAT TREATED 17-4 PH STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCED BY LENS TECHNIQUE
I. Mathoho, E.T Akinlabi, & N. Arthur
S.C. Venter, G.G. Jacobs
G. K. Tshikwand, D. C. Blaine, A. Du Plessis
OPEN SOURCE PROCESS OPTIMISATION WITH FUSED FILAMENT FABRICATION
G.P. Greeff & O.A. Kruger
DETERMINING OPTIMAL SCANNING SPEED FOR LASER SINTERING OF CP75 POLYPROPYLENE POWDER
J. Nsengimana, J.G. van der Walt, E.H.G. Langner & D.J. de Beer
RECYCLING OF POLYPROPYLENE POWDER USED IN LASER SINTER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING – A LITERATURE REVIEW
F.M. Mwania, M. Maringa & J.G. van der Walt
N. Kazantseva, P. Krachmalev, I. Yadroitsev, I. Ezhov, A. Merkushev, D. Davidov
N. Nhlapo, T.C. Dzogbewu & O. de Smidt
CHANGING WORLD OF EXTERNAL MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESIS MANUFACTURING
I. van Heerden, A. Fossey
P.J.M. van Tonder, D.J. de Beer & J.H. Wichers
APPLICATION OF SIX SIGMA FRAMEWORK TO RAPID SAND CASTING
C. Sithole & D.K. Nyembwe
COMPARISON OF SLURRY FORMULATIONS FOR GEL-CASTING OF TITANIUM
J. Piek & D.C. Blaine
A.D. Toth & S. Vilakazi
D.C. Bester, M. Shange