Bester, Duwan CWichers, HMoller Heinrich2018-01-122018-01-122017-11Bester, D.C., Wichers, H. and Moller, H. 2017. Evaluation of a carbon fibre powder scraper used in metal additive manufacturing. 18th Annual International RAPDASA conference, 8 November 2017, Durban ICC, Durbanhttp://www.rapdasa.org/conference/index.php/2017-conference/RAPDASA18/paper/view/65/53http://www.rapdasa.org/conference/index.php/2017-conference/RAPDASA18/paper/view/65http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9947Published under a Creative Commons License.Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) is an Additive Manufacturing process which builds parts, layer by layer, by melting the cross-section of the part onto a powder layer. Aeroswift is a PBF machine, designed and built in South Africa. A powder scraper was designed which would be flexible, work for extended periods of time and have the ability to operate at high temperatures. In this study, the process of development toward carbon fibre scrapers and the evaluation for comparison to commercially available scrapers is explained. Results showed that the carbon fibre powder scraper is comparable to commercially available scrapers and is a viable solution for Aeroswift.enCarbon fibreLaser Line ScannerPowder scraperPowder layer monitoringConference PresentationBester, D. C., Wichers, H., & Moller Heinrich (2017). Evaluation of a carbon fibre powder scraper used in metal additive manufacturing. http://www.rapdasa.org. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9947Bester, Duwan C, H Wichers, and Moller Heinrich. "Evaluation of a carbon fibre powder scraper used in metal additive manufacturing." (2017): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9947Bester DC, Wichers H, Moller Heinrich, Evaluation of a carbon fibre powder scraper used in metal additive manufacturing; http://www.rapdasa.org; 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9947 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Bester, Duwan C AU - Wichers, H AU - Moller Heinrich AB - Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) is an Additive Manufacturing process which builds parts, layer by layer, by melting the cross-section of the part onto a powder layer. Aeroswift is a PBF machine, designed and built in South Africa. A powder scraper was designed which would be flexible, work for extended periods of time and have the ability to operate at high temperatures. In this study, the process of development toward carbon fibre scrapers and the evaluation for comparison to commercially available scrapers is explained. Results showed that the carbon fibre powder scraper is comparable to commercially available scrapers and is a viable solution for Aeroswift. DA - 2017-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Carbon fibre KW - Laser Line Scanner KW - Powder scraper KW - Powder layer monitoring LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 T1 - Evaluation of a carbon fibre powder scraper used in metal additive manufacturing TI - Evaluation of a carbon fibre powder scraper used in metal additive manufacturing UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/9947 ER -