Article, 2023

Form exploration on different fabrics using material extrusion based additive manufacturing and end users experience

Journal of Manufacturing Processes, ISSN 1878-6642, 1526-6125, Volume 101, Pages 959-973, 10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.06.053

Contributors

Kumar, Ranvijay 0000-0001-8430-6186 [1] Sandhu, Kamalpreet 0000-0002-4034-8373 (Corresponding author) [2] Ranjan, Nishant 0000-0002-4224-3313 [1] Singh, Sunpreet 0000-0001-9592-4828 [1] [3] Sarkar, Prabir 0000-0002-1649-7678 [4] Subburaj, Karupppasamy 0000-0003-0723-2405 [5] Ramakrishna, Seeram 0000-0001-8479-8686 [3]

Affiliations

  1. [1] Chandigarh University
    2. [NORA names: India; Asia, South];
  2. [2] Lovely Professional University
    3. [NORA names: India; Asia, South];
  3. [3] National University of Singapore
    4. [NORA names: Singapore; Asia, South];
  4. [4] Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
    5. [NORA names: India; Asia, South];
  5. [5] Aarhus University
    6. [NORA names: AU Aarhus University; University; Denmark; Europe, EU; Nordic; OECD]

Abstract

The additive manufacturing (AM) of customized wearable/embroidery products has been investigated by previous research in a variety of applications. But hitherto, fewer studies have investigated the design customization, post-processing (in terms of washing and iron press test) of embroidery, surface properties, and critical user experience. This study aims to investigate the quality features of customized embroidery produced through 3D printing and presents the roadmap of concept to market in the textile industry. This study analyzed the quality features of customized embroidery made on three different fabric materials (polyester, cotton, and satin) through material extrusion-based 3D printing technology. The best results were achieved when printing embroideries on satin fabric with a layer thickness of 0.06 mm and a printing temperature of 230 °C. Based upon the investigations, varying the nozzle temperature and type of fabrics have significantly affected the surface properties of the embroidery. The washing and hot pressing do not affect the quality of the embroidery in terms of surface and adhesion properties. Additionally, a user survey of 20 participants favored embroideries on polyester fabric printed with a layer thickness of 0.18 mm and a printing temperature of 250 °C.

Keywords

additive manufacturing, adhesion, adhesive properties, applications, concept, customers, design, design customization, embroidery, exploration, extrusion, extrusion-based 3D printing technology, fabric materials, fabrication, form, hot pressing, industry, investigation, layer, layer thickness, manufacturing, material extrusion, materials, nozzle, nozzle temperature, participants, polyester, polyester fabric, post-processing, press, printing, printing technology, printing temperature, production, properties, quality, quality features, research, results, satin, satin fabric, study, surface, surface properties, survey, technology, temperature, textile industry, thickness, type, user survey, users, washing

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