FRAGOSO, M. D. L.; http://lattes.cnpq.br/1679766669161483; FRAGOSO, Michael Douglas Lima.
Abstract:
Additive Manufacturing or, as it is commonly known, 3D printing, refers to a manufacturing
process through the successive addition of layered material in which information
obtained directly from a (digital) 3D computational geometric representation is input of
the object to be produced. The growing interest in using this manufacturing method to
produce complex functional structures in three dimensions is due to its versatility and
extensive application area, which is currently expanding, encompassing sectors related
to medicine, electronics, chemistry, robotics etc. The goal of the work performed during
the internship which took place in the Metrology Laboratory of Campina Grande (Lab-
Met) was to design and develop an additive manufacturing device (3D printer) using a
technology based on the principle of light curing through the digital projection of light
from ultraviolet (UV) lamps, i.e. the Digital Light Processing (DLP). Initially, definitions,
technologies and the importance of additive manufacturing in different areas and
applications are discussed. The sections are presented as follows: a bibliographic and
technological review is presented, with details regarding the technologies chosen and used
in this project; the development of the 3D printer is described in detail, referring to the
design and construction of the device hardware, as well as the programming and configuration
of the system control software; the results obtained and the details of the device’s
operation; And finally, the conclusions of the work, with the main considerations after
the completion of the development, as well as improvements that can be made in future
work.
