Optimization Parameters for PLA Through Additive Manufacturing: Taking Mixed Shapes as an Example

Abstract

In recent years, additive manufacturing has been widely used in industrial, medical, and educational fields. Material extrusion is used in most industries to increase development efficiency and reduce costs. This study used the material extrusion to discuss the print quality of additive manufacturing and optimized the processing parameters based on material properties. Based on the literature, this study summarized the fishbone diagram influencing printing quality. The layer height, nozzle temperature, printing speed, infill pattern, and filling spacing were selected as the control factors of the Taguchi method. An orthogonal array L16 was used for parameter design. The optimal parameters were analyzed using the variance and the response surface method. The results of the study are as follows.

Keywords

• Taguchi method
• response surface method
• additive manufacturing
• ultimate strength