Part Consolidation and Assemblies
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Published:2023
Abstract
This article focuses on two streams of the research on part consolidation (PC): PC in the conventional manufacturing context, and PC in the additive manufacturing (AM) context. It reviews the challenges of applying AM-PC potentials. The article includes research literature on the selection of part candidates for consolidation and summarizes the conversion of assembly design to consolidated design. Then, a holistic approach for supporting PC design is introduced with integrated modules of part filtering and fusion of parts. Details of the key techniques of the two modules are later introduced with a gas pedal example. Finally, emerging trends in PC research are discussed.
Sheng Yang, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao, Part Consolidation and Assemblies, Additive Manufacturing Design and Applications, Vol 24A, ASM Handbook, Edited By Mohsen Seifi, David L. Bourell, William Frazier, Howard Kuhn, ASM International, 2023, p 116–137, https://doi.org/10.31399/asm.hb.v24A.a0006949
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