I would like to know if there is someone currently doing research on Fused Granular Fabrication (FGF)/Pellet additive manufacturing (PAM)/Fused Pellet Manufacturing(FPM)?
Currenty, I am finishing a PhD on FGF, with initeresting results.
Please see our Results, all published in peer-reviewed jourals:
Analytical and Numerical Models of Thermoplastics: A Review Aimed to Pellet Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing
10.3390/polym13183160
Modeling of extrusion-based additive manufacturing for pelletized thermoplastics: Analytical relationships between process parameters and extrusion outcomes
DOI: 10.1016/j.cirpj.2022.11.020
A generalized method aiming at predicting the polymer melt flow field in the metering zone of large-scale single-screw extruders
If it can be of interest, please also see our recent research paper on experimentally validated numerical modeling of the ironing post-processing of FGF 3D printed parts:
Article Towards a digital twin of extrusion-based additive manufactu...