May 2024

Book Chapter

Closing the Loop

By:
Borish, Michael C; Roschli, Alex C; Barnes, Abigail K; Macdonald, Eric W; Wang, Peter L; Feldhausen, Thomas A
Page Number:
241-250
Book Title:
Motion and Path Planning for Additive Manufacturing
Publication Date:
May 2, 2024
Publisher Location:
Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands
View DOI Listing:
https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-15286-3.00010-2

Abstract

Like all research, the concepts of exactly what a slicer should accomplish, and how, continue to evolve. The development of next-generation slicing is already underway, and this chapter introduces several related topics. This includes a new slicing paradigm driven by network connectivity, called “slice on demand.” This paradigm enables additional capabilities such as closing the loop with sensor feedback, experimental system support, and connectivity to simulation and visualization software, all of which are also discussed. Each of these concepts represents future opportunities for slicing software and supports the growing expectations of additive manufacturing technology.