Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Description

Virtual and Physical Prototyping provides an international forum for professionals and academics to exchange novel ideas and disseminate knowledge covering the full range of activities related to the multi-disciplinary area of virtual and rapid prototyping.

The scope of VPP includes:

Design for additive manufacturing: topological optimisation, lightweight, biomimetic design, functionally graded structures, etc.

4D printing: smart materials, shape memory polymers/alloys, deployable structures, etc.

Multi-material printing: 3D printing of multiple metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, etc.

Hybrid manufacturing: combination of additive and subtractive technologies

Functional 3D printing: functional design, functional prototyping, etc.

As well as the following topics:

CAD and 3D data acquisition technologies

Quality control and AM standards

Bioprinting and biofabrication

Concrete printing

Advancements in additive manufacturing processes

New process for additive manufacturing

New material formulations and composite materials

Processing of materials in additive manufacturing

Heterogeneous design in additive manufacturing

Novel applications of additive manufacturing

Metamaterial 3D printing

Embedded 3D printed electronics

Food 3D printing

Ceramics printing

Aerogels 3D printing

Composite materials printing (specific to AM)

Auxetic structures (specific to AM)

Recycling of printing materials

3D printing of photonics, optics, and optoelectronics

Wood 3D printing

Postprocessing of additive manufacturing (e.g. heat treatment, HIP, surface treatment)

Data analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence (specific to AM)

Safety, health issues (specific to AM)

Nano-, micro- and meso-3D printing

Alloy design via additive manufacturing

Smart manufacturing via AM

Predictive modelling for additive manufacturing

Nature-inspired designs via AM

Miscellaneous: e-manufacturing/Internet of things, legal perspectives, economics, social and environmental implications, sustainability, circular economy, case studies, etc. (specific to AM)