1st Edition

Fused Deposition Modeling Technology, Applications, and Developments

Edited By Anshuman Kumar Sahu, Siba Sankar Mahapatra Copyright 2026
312 Pages 133 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

This book covers fused deposition modeling (FDM) from its fundamentals to research advances including developments in FDM machines, development of polymer materials, novel applications, process modeling, simulation, and optimization backed by case studies and research results.

It explains the effect of important FDM parameters on part quality, appropriate methods for testing and characterization of FDM-fabricated parts, FDM of composite materials, process monitoring and control. It also covers applications of FDM process in automobile, aerospace, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and tissue engineering.

Key features:

  • Provides all the necessary fundamental details and advancements in FDM
  • Details novel ways of fabrication of complex and intrinsic parts by using different types of plastics and polymer materials
  • Covers fabrication of miniature devices by FDM
  • Discusses finite element analysis, modeling, optimization, and sustainability rating, for FDM
  • Includes monitoring and control, intelligent processing, and application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-based part fabrication

This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in materials science and manufacturing.

Chapter 1: Exploring Fused Deposition Modeling Processes: Mechanics, Working Principles, and Applications in Research and Development

Parth Patel, Anuj Rajoriya, Arka Ghosh, Rakesh Roshan, Sally Abdul Hussain Kadhum

 

Chapter 2: Design for Manufacturability with Fused Deposition Modeling

Albert E. Patterson, Yong Hoon Lee

 

Chapter 3: Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Parts Using Fused Deposition Modelling: A Quest for New Materials

R. Durga Prasad Reddy, Mohit Kumar, Aswani Kumar Singh, Ramandeep Singh, and Varun Sharma

 

Chapter 4: Study of Effect of Process Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Build Parts Using Fused Deposition Modeling: Medical Application

Neha Choudhary, Mohit Kumar, Vinod Singh Rajput

 

Chapter 5: Parametric Optimization of FDM process using Heat Transfer Search Algorithm

Nikhil Aditya, Siba Sankar Mahapatra

 

Chapter 6: Parametric Optimization of the FDM Process Parameters: A MOORA-Driven Multi-Objective Decision-Support Approach

Arpan Paul, Manik Chandra Das, and Siba Sankar Mahapatra

 

Chapter 7: Revolutionizing Application Sectors of Fused Deposition Modeling: From Rapid Prototyping to Customization

Pankaj Kumar, Sanhita Mandal, Rohit Anand, and Ganesh Sahadeo Meshram

 

Chapter 8: A Rapid Tool Fabrication using Fused Deposition Modeling

Rohit Anand, Pankaj Kumar, and Ganesh Sahadeo Meshram

 

Chapter 9: Study on the Effect of Process Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Nylon 12 Carbon Fiber Composite Using Fused Deposition Modeling

Pratap Chandra Padhi, Ravindra Reddy N., Karthi S., and Arpan Paul

 

Chapter 10: Effect of Build Orientation and Infill Density on Mechanical Properties of FDM Build ABS Parts

Kumar Aviseck Jati and Pradeep Kumar Mishra

 

Chapter 11: Study on Effect of Process Parameters on Mechanical Properties of Build Parts Using Fused Deposition Modelling

Borra N. Dhanunjayarao, N. V. Swamy Naidu, Sateesh Kumar Adapa, Uzwalkiran Rokkala, Roop Sandeep Bommidi, Gill Santosh Kumar, Ch. Bharath Kumar, Usha Kiran Sanivada, P. V. N. Sai Kumar

 

Chapter 12: Short and Continuous Fibre Composites in Additive Manufacturing: Processability and Affinity with Structural Optimization Methods

Afonso Oliveira and Marco Leite

Biography

Anshuman Kumar Sahu is a post-doctoral researcher at IDMEC, IST, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal. His areas of research are additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping and rapid tooling, non-traditional machining, powder metallurgy, and optimization of manufacturing processes. He is presently working on Lean and Green Manufacturing in Industry 4.0.

Siba Sankar Mahapatra is working as a professor (HAG) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Rourkela, India. He has more than 30 years of experience in research and teaching. He has published 300 research articles in reputed peer-reviewed international journals. His h-index in Google scholar is 62 with more than 16,068 citations. He has three Indian patents. He has authored four books. His academic interest includes rapid prototyping, non-traditional machining, modeling and simulation. He is busy carrying out many projects with national and international partners on additive manufacturing, modern machining, and manufacturing optimization.