With the advances in additive manufacturing (AM) as a digital manufacturing method, there is a growing need for engineers to learn AM to exploit its capacities and to bring its potentials to everyday life. The shortage of highly skilled individuals in fact demands new educational programmes in the highest level such as in master courses. Accordingly, this course addresses a set of comprehensive know-how about AM technologies and their parameters to process a variety of materials from metals and polymers. This will be given to master students from engineering backgrounds (production engineering, materials science, mechanical design, engineering mechanics, etc.) to fill the current knowledge gaps for AM adoption and exploitation in manufacturing metals and polymers.
Course memo Spring 2023
Course presentation
Headings denoted with an asterisk ( * ) is retrieved from the course syllabus version Spring 2022
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
The course deals with:
- Technologies and materials for metal additive manufacturing (with a focus on parameters and components in Laser Powder Bed Fusion, Electron Beam Powder Bed Fusion and Direct Energy Deposit),
- Technologies and material forms for polymer additive manufacturing (with a focus on parameters and components in Fused Deposit Modelling, stereolithography, binder/material jetting, selective laser sintering),
- Post-processing of metals and polymers in additive manufacturing
- Applications, design considerations and software for additive manufacturing
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- Summarise and explain various additive manufacturing (AM) processes
- Describe and analyse the limitations, possibilities, applications and the materials that are used in different AM techniques
For higher grades, the student should furthermore be able to:
Identify and analyse design possibilities, based on specific requirements and AM techniques
Explain the role of important parameters and machine components
Preparations before course start
Specific preparations
There is no prerequisites for this course. However, it is recommended to students to have a prior knowledge of general engineering disciplines including manufacturing, materials, polymers, and design to facilitate the understanding of the materials given in this course. Furthermore, for those with less prior knowledge in engineering disciplines, watching some youtube videos on the course material before the lectures are recommended.
Literature
The main material is reflected in the lecture notes. Extra literature is available in CANVAS.
Support for students with disabilities
Students at KTH with a permanent disability can get support during studies from Funka:
Examination and completion
Grading scale
A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Examination
- PROA - Project work, 3.0 credits, Grading scale: P, F
- TENA - Written examination, 3.0 credits, Grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
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Contacts
Round Facts
Start date
17 Jan 2023
Course offering
- Spring 2023-60368
Language Of Instruction
English