Full conference e-book can be found here RAPDASA 2018 Conference Proceedings eBook_small

 

All peer reviewed and accepted papers are found below – please cite as

Proceedings of the 19th Annual International RAPDASA Conference, ISBN nr: 978-0-620-80987-0

 

MACHINE LEARNING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AS ENABLER FOR SMART SUSTAINABLE MANUFACTURING: A REVIEW

A. du Preez and G.A. Oosthuizen

MACHINE LEARNING IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AS ENABLER FOR SMART

 

INVESTMENT CASTING OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY A356 USING PRIMECAST® AND PMMA ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MATERIALS FOR SACRIFICIAL PATTERNS

N.P. Nkhasi, W.B. du Preez and J.G. van der Walt

INVESTMENT CASTING OF ALUMINIUM ALLOY A356 USING PRIMECAST® AND PMMA

 

PRINTED RFID TAGS ON PAPER AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES TOWARDS LOW-COST CONNECTED SENSOR SYSTEMS

S. Smith, A. Oberholzer, K. Land, J.G. Korvink and D. Mager

PRINTED RFID TAGS ON PAPER AND FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES TOWARDS LOW-COST

 

FIRST ADVANCED OPEN LABWARE WORKSHOP AND RAPID PROTOTYPING SOLUTIONS FOR RESEARCH CHALLENGES IN AFRICA

S. Smith, K. Land, L. Bezuidenhout and A.M. Chagas

FIRST ADVANCED OPEN LABWARE WORKSHOP AND RAPID PROTOTYPING SOLUTIONS FOR

 

METAL BODY ARMOUR: BIOMIMETIC ENGINEERING OF LATTICE STRUCTURES

A. du Plessis and C. Broeckhoven

METAL BODY ARMOUR BIOMIMETIC ENGINEERING OF LATTICE STRUCTURES

 

X-RAY MICRO-CT SUPPORTING THE SOUTH AFRICAN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY

A. du Plessis and S.G. le Roux

X-RAY MICRO-CT SUPPORTING THE SOUTH AFRICAN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMMUNITY

 

INVESTIGATION OF IN-SITU ALLOYING GRADE 23 Ti WITH 5at.%Cu BY LASER POWDER BED FUSION FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

E. Newby, I. Yadroitsava, P. Krakhmalev, D. Kouprianoff and I. Yadroitsev

INVESTIGATION OF IN-SITU ALLOYING GRADE 23 Ti WITH 5at.%Cu BY LASER POWDER

 

INVESTIGATION ON THE SUITABILITY OF POLYMERS FOR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING USING NOVEL MID-IR LASERS

L. Wu, W. Koen, A. Singh and A. Sharma

INVESTIGATION ON THE SUITABILITY OF POLYMERS FOR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING

 

MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESES PRODUCTION THROUGH COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES – REVIEW OF STATE OF THE ART

I. Van Heerden, A. Fossey and J.G. van der Walt

MAXILLOFACIAL PROSTHESES PRODUCTION THROUGH COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN AND

 

DETECTING DEFECTS DURING POWDER DEPOSITION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

A.J. Hendriks, R. Ramokolo, C. Ngobeni, M. Moroko and D. Naidoo

DETECTING DEFECTS DURING POWDER DEPOSITION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

 

REVIEW OF AN ACTIVE RE-COATER MONITORING SYSTEM FOR POWDER BED FUSION SYSTEMS

F. Du Rand, P.J.M Van Tonder, H.C. vZ Pienaar and D.J. de Beer

REVIEW OF AN ACTIVE RE-COATER MONITORING SYSTEM FOR POWDER BED FUSION

 

DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF THREE- DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ORIENTATION ON THE BENDING STRENGTH OF SAND MOULDS AND CORES WHEN USING A VOXELJET ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING MACHINE

JJ La Grange, K. Nyembwe, PJM van Tonder, DJ de Beer and T van Wyk

DETERMINING THE EFFECT OF THREE- DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ORIENTATION ON THE

 

UTILISATION OF ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE DIGITAL FABRICATION PROCESSES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF MOULDS FOR CERAMIC SLIP-CASTING

A.M. Bullock and M. Bolton

UTILISATION OF ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE DIGITAL FABRICATION PROCESSES IN THE

 

SULFONIC ACID COATING OF REFRACTORY SAND FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING APPLICATIONS

O. Dady, K. Nyembwe and M. Van Tonder

SULFONIC ACID COATING OF REFRACTORY SAND FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING

 

PATIENT SPECIFIC DYNAMIC HAND SPLINTS PRODUCED THROUGH SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING

W.A. Kinnear, J.G. van der Walt, F.A. Kleinhans and T. Buchanan

PATIENT SPECIFIC DYNAMIC HAND SPLINTS PRODUCED THROUGH

 

VALIDATION OF MICROPHONE PLACEMENT FOR ACOUSTIC EMISSION FOR ONLINE DETECTION OF POROSITY FORMING PHENOMENA DURING METAL LASER POWDER BED FUSION

D. Kouprianoff, N, Luwes, I. Yadroitsava and I. Yadroitsev

VALIDATION OF MICROPHONE PLACEMENT FOR ACOUSTIC EMISSION FOR ONLINE DETECTION

 

DESIGN OF A “LARGE” UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FRAME FOR METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING ON THE AEROSWIFT MACHINE

J.V Prinsloo, N.J. Minnaar and M.Vermeulen

DESIGN OF A “LARGE” UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FRAME FOR METAL ADDITIVE

 

PRODUCTION OF SPHERICAL TITANIUM BASED POWDERS FROM POWDER METALLURGY BARS

C.N. Machio, R. Machaka, T.M. Motsai, S. Chikosha and P. Rossouw

PRODUCTION OF SPHERICAL TITANIUM BASED POWDERS FROM POWDER METALLURGY BARS

 

INVESTIGATION OF MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAT TREATED HIGH SPEED SELECTIVE LASER MELTING FABRICATED TI6AL4V COMPONENTS

P. Lekoadi, N. Maledi, M. Tlotleng and B.N. Masina

INVESTIGATION OF MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF HEAT TREATED HIGH

 

A LITERATURE REVIEW OF LASER POWDER BED FUSION OF 55NI-TI SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

T. Mphafudi, TC. Dzogbewu, HK. Chikwanda and I. Yadroitsau

A LITERATURE REVIEW OF LASER POWDER BED FUSION OF 55NI-TI SHAPE MEMORY

 

LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESS DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF TI6AL4V ELI MANDIBLE IMPLANTS

J.A Wessels, A. du Plessis, J. Els, I. Yadroitsava and I. Yadroitsev

LASER POWDER BED FUSION PROCESS DEFECTS AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF

 

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TI-6AL-4V COMPACT COUNTER-FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER FOR APPLICATION IN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES

S.C. Venter, G.G. Jacobs and J. du Preez

DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEVELOPING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED TI-6AL-4V

 

EVALUATION OF HATCH DISTANCE AND POWDER FEED RATE EFFECTS IN TI-6AL-4V ALLOY DEVELOPED BY LMD TECHNIQUE

P.N. Sibisi, A.P.I. Popoola, N.K.K. Arthur, S.M. Kubjane, A.S.Ngoveni and L.R. Kanyane

EVALUATION OF HATCH DISTANCE AND POWDER FEED RATE EFFECTS IN TI-6AL-4V

 

DESIGN LESSONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED SMALL RADIAL FLOW TI-6AL-4V

TURBINES FOR APPLICATION IN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLES

M.E. Cogho, G.G. Jacobs and J.J Du Preez

DESIGN LESSONS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED SMALL RADIAL FLOW TI-6AL-4V

 

CAN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HELP WIN THE RACE?

C.H. Hands, A. Du Plessis, N. Minnaar, B.A. Blakey-Milner and E.H. Burger

CAN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING HELP WIN THE RACE

 

CONFORMAL COOLING CHANNEL DESIGN FOR DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING OF MARAGING STEEL INJECTION MOULD INSERTS

I. Adam, W. B. du Preez, J. Combrinck and M. Zwemstra

CONFORMAL COOLING CHANNEL DESIGN FOR DIRECT METAL LASER SINTERING OF