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Improving surface and dimensional quality with an additive manufacturing-based hybrid technique

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Additive manufacturing creates the desired models by adding layers on top of each other. Features such as production flexibility, rapid prototyping, and ease of usage of this technique as compared to traditional techniques play important roles in its widespread industrial applications. However, additive manufacturing also has several shortcomings including inadequate surface quality and dimensional accuracy. Hybrid manufacturing, on the other hand, is a method that emerged in an attempt to solve the problems associated with additive manufacturing. In this study, the deficiencies caused by fused deposition modelling were eliminated with the integration of machining. A hybrid manufacturing machine was produced by adding a cutting tool and DC motor to the 3D printer. All layers were first printed with the 3D printer and then processed with machining, and then the manufacturing was completed. Polylactic acid (PLA) and carbon fibre-reinforced PLA were produced using hybrid manufacturing. The effects of production temperature and layer thickness on surface quality and dimensional accuracy were investigated. As a result of the findings, the production advantages that hybrid manufacturing contributes to these parameters are emphasized. The positive effects of the hybrid approach on dimensional and surface quality have been demonstrated.

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    İsmail Ata Mertkan, Tuğçe Tezel & Volkan Kovan

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Tezel and Mertkan collected the resources for the literature review and Kovan analysed the collected papers and wrote the first draft of the article. Tezel designed the experiment, Mertkan examined the experiment, Tezel and Kovan verified the data analyses, Tezel supervised, and Kovan reviewed and edited the manuscript.

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Mertkan, İ.A., Tezel, T. & Kovan, V. Improving surface and dimensional quality with an additive manufacturing-based hybrid technique. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 128, 1957–1963 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-023-12055-z

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