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Advancements in Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing: A Brief Review
Mohammad Abuabiah1,2, Natago Guilé Mbodj2, Bahaa Shaqour1
1Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, An-Najah National University, Nablus P.O. Box 7, Palestine.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|March 11, 2023
Summary
Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing (LWAM) offers high-speed, cost-effective 3D metal part creation. This review details LWAM
Area of Science:
- Additive Manufacturing
- Materials Science
- Manufacturing Engineering
Background:
- Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing (LWAM) is an emerging technology for building 3D metal parts.
- LWAM offers advantages like high speed, cost-effectiveness, precision, complex geometries, and improved material properties.
- Despite benefits, LWAM is in early development, with ongoing industrial integration challenges.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive review of Laser Wire-Feed Metal Additive Manufacturing (LWAM) technology.
- To emphasize critical aspects including parametric modeling, monitoring, control algorithms, and path planning.
- To identify research gaps and future opportunities for advancing LWAM's industrial application.
Main Methods:
- Literature review focusing on key LWAM process elements.
- Analysis of parametric modeling techniques for LWAM.
- Examination of monitoring systems, control algorithms, and path-planning strategies in LWAM.
Main Results:
- Identified key parameters influencing LWAM process outcomes.
- Highlighted the importance of integrated monitoring and control for process stability.
- Discussed various path-planning approaches for complex part fabrication.
Conclusions:
- LWAM shows significant potential for efficient and precise metal part production.
- Further research is needed in process control, modeling, and path planning to overcome current limitations.
- Advancing these areas will accelerate the industrial adoption of LWAM technology.
