Research Projects

According to the latest Wohlers Report 2023, the 3D printing industry is valued at $48 billion based on the data taken in 2022. This industry will continue to grow with CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of about 11% for the next 10 years. This growth is due to additive manufacturing continuing evolution in terms of process technology and in the Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM) approach for various industries such as aerospace, automotive, tooling industry, healthcare and consumer goods. More and more industries has started adopting this technology for customised, personalised and quick production solutions. The Wholers report also estimates that by 2031, the global AM industry will be valued at $116.2 billion. The two important factor which industry and Academia is trying to solve for the additive manufacturing technology is: i) high speed additive manufacturing and ii) design for additive manufacturing which is use of cellular lattice structure based design for lightweight, less cost and quick 3D printing solution. In Asia Pacific region People Republic of China is largest and fastest growing country in terms of technology development and adaptation of this technology by the industry and startups. The country is investing heavily in this technology and its presence can be seen with famous cost effective companies which has global presence and being used by academia and industry are Flashforge Inc. , Creality Inc. for the FDM and VP. China also has the global market share of addtive manufacturing technology and product about 14% whereas United State of America (USA) has the largest share if about 36% followed by European Uninon 26%. India’s additive manufacturing has just 1.4% , which is of s presently much smaller compared to China but is expected to expand rapidly due to the Indian government vision of Vikshit Bharat 2047. Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) called National Strategy of Additive Manufacturing (NSAM). This is to increase India's AM market share to 5% of the global market and to add $1 Billion to the GDP by 2025 through AM technology. The NSAM has clearly mentioned the key requirement or challenge which should be addressed is i) Fabrication/3D Printing speed ii) Skill development iii) Design for Additive Manufacturing (application of Cellular lattice structure ). The objective of this proposal is to research on this three aspects 1) High speed additive Manufacturing technology with Vat -Photopolymerisation process 2) Design for additive Manufacturing by researching the cellular lattice strucutre and its application in redesign of all the products for high speed 3D printing and efficiency improvement in the product. The vision is the make it match the cost of product with traditional manufacturing with enhanced performance/fucntion adding customisation and personalisation of product with direct digital manufacturing (DDM) concept.