research and development on metal additive manufacturing

Numerical Transient Heat Transfer Analysis of Multi Laser Track on Powder Bed of Ni-Based Alloy, Proc. of Solid Freeform

Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, USA: 398-405, 2016

TRAFAM, Introduction to Metal Additive Manufacturing for Designers & Process Engineers, WITH UP Co.,Ltd, 2016,

ISBN978-4-903944-19-7, in Japanese

1. METI’s project “Next-generation industrial additive manufacturing technology

development” by Technology Research Association for Future Additive

Manufacturing (TRAFAM)

i. Elucidation of melting and solidification process in L-PBF**.

ii. Development of simulation technique to predict thermal

deformation during L-PBF**

iii. Development of PBF* machine and the elucidation of

dynamic behavior of powder during PBF process

2. Development of medical surgery assisting technology utilizing 3D-printer

(Collaboration with Kindai Univ. Faculty of Medicine)

* PBF : Powder Bed Fusion, **L-PBF: Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Recent Activities

Research Area

Research and Development on Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology (Prof. Hideki KYOGOKU, kyogoku@hiro.kindai.ac.jp)

TRAFAM Research Machine L-PBF AM Machine