ABSTRACT

The potential of additive manufacturing to produce optimised and customized polymeric parts is often impaired by poor surface finish, low mechanical properties, and insufficient dimensional accuracy. Post-processing treatments are usually adopted to address these issues. Scientific community and industrial actors are engaged in the development and use of post-processing to enhance the performance and widen the range of application of polymeric components manufactured by additive technologies.

The present work aims to provide an exhaustive classification and discussion of the post-processing treatments, as well as an extensive literature review of the approaches proposed within the scientific community. A holistic view of post-processing is provided, including a discussion of the benefits associated with each technique as well as its side effects. This work is intended to support the selection of the most appropriate post-processing by considering multiple aspects such as the material, part geometry, processing time, costs, and treatment specificity.

摘要

通常，不良的表面光洁度，低的机械性能和不足的尺寸精度会削弱增材制造生产优化和定制的聚合物零件的潜力。通常采用后处理来解决这些问题。科学界和工业界人士参与后处理的开发和使用，以提高性能并扩大通过添加剂技术制造的聚合物组件的应用范围。

本工作旨在对后处理进行详尽的分类和讨论，并对科学界提出的方法进行广泛的文献综述。提供了后处理的整体视图，包括与每种技术相关的好处及其副作用的讨论。这项工作旨在通过考虑多个方面来支持选择最合适的后处理，例如材料，零件几何形状，处理时间，成本和处理特异性。