Support Material Reduction
Support Material Reduction is a methodological contribution in additive manufacturing research that systematically minimizes the volume or complexity of auxiliary structures required during fabrication to enhance efficiency, reduce waste, and lower production costs without compromising structural integrity.
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PackMerger: A 3D Print Volume Optimizer
J. Vanek, Jorge A. García Galicia, Bedřich Beneš et al. · Computer Graphics Forum · 2014 · 128 citations
Architecture, Manufacturing Engineering, Materials Engineering +9
Wei Gao, Yunbo Zhang, Diogo C. Nazzetta et al. · 2015 · 107 citations
Peng Song, Bailin Deng, Ziqi Wang et al. · ACM Transactions on Graphics · 2016 · 86 citations · Full text
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Purdue University West Lafayette, United States
2 publications · 392 citations
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Purdue University West Lafayette
West Lafayette, United States
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11 publications
1.7K citations
Technical University of Denmark
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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10 publications
178 citations

University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
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6 publications
411 citations
Institute of Mechanics
Beijing, China
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3 publications
174 citations
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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1 publications
86 citations
FORCE Technology (Denmark)
Brøndby, Denmark
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1 publications
22 citations
Mentor Technologies
Tulsa, United States
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1 publications
44 citations
Applied Research (United States)
Rockville, United States
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2 publications
96 citations
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