MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Authors

  • Krum Petrov Technical University of Sofia, Institute of Metal Science, equipment, and technologies with Center for Hydro- and Aerodynamics “Acad. A. Balevski” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – (IMSETHC-BAS) (BG)
  • Evgeny Tongov Technical University of Sofia, Institute of Metal Science, equipment, and technologies with Center for Hydro- and Aerodynamics “Acad. A. Balevski” at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – (IMSETHC-BAS) (BG)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17770/etr2023vol1.7282

Keywords:

plasma arc, additive manufacturing, 3D printer, mechanical system

Abstract

This article discusses the reassembly of a mechanical system for 3D printing plastic parts to be used for plasma arc additive manufacturing. The main issues in converting an existing 3D printer designed for plastic additive to used for producing metal parts are: control of the welding power source; installation and realization of the movement with the welding torch; set the height of the zero layer; setting up the program software to generate the control file.

Supporting Agencies
The authors are grateful to the financial support of the Bulgarian National Science Fund, Contract No KP-06-H57/10, for carrying out the necessary research.

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Published

2023-06-13

Issue

Vol. 1 (2023): Environment. Technology. Resources. Proceedings of the 14th International Scientific and Practical Conference. Volume 1

Section

Environment and Resources

How to Cite

[1]
K. Petrov and E. Tongov, “MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR WIRE ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING”, ETR, vol. 1, pp. 171–174, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.17770/etr2023vol1.7282.