3D printed ferromagnetic and copper parts
Journals (under review)
- Material extrusion-based additive manufacturing of ZrO2 ceramic parts and their characterization
Luigi Morfini, Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Jozef Vleugels, Roberto Spina, Eleonora Ferraris
Journal: CIRP Annals Manufacturing Technology
Status: under review
2023
- Material extrusion-debinding-sintering as an emerging indirect multi-step Additive Manufacturing technology for metal/ceramic parts construction (2023)
Maria Grazia Guerra, Luigi Morfini, Alessandro Pellegrini, Fankai Meng, Fulvio Lavecchia, Eleonora Ferraris, Luigi Maria Galantucci
Journal: Rapid Prototyping Journal
Status: under review
2023
- 3D micro-extrusion of highly dense pure copper components (2023)
Margherita Beretta, Samanwitha Kolli, Ahmed Selema, Peter Sergeant, Leo Kestens, Marleen Rombouts, Jozef Vleugels
Journal: Additive Manufacturing
Status: Published
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103670
Fused Filament Fabrication (Source: KUL). 
3D printed pure copper parts by 3D micro-extrusion (Source: VITO NV)
Conferences talks & Proceedings
- Fused Filament Fabrication of highly Dense Copper Parts (Talk)
Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris
Conference: Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium
Jul. 25-28 2022, Austin, Texas, USA
- Fused Filament Fabrication as an indirect printing method to additively manufacturing metal and ceramics parts (Talk)
Eleonora Ferraris, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Margherita Beretta, Fankai Meng, Luigi Morfini, Luigi Maria Galantucci
Conference: 71st CIRP General Assembly
Aug. 21-27 2022, Bilbao, Spain
- 3D printing of metal and ceramic parts by the use of a tabletop printer (Talk)
Ann Witvrouw, Eleonora Ferraris, Fankai Meng
Conference: BiR&D event: Industry meets University
Oct. 19 2022, Brussels, Belgium
- Influence of the sintering parameters on the properties of pure copper fabricated by extrusion-based AM technology (Talk)
Margherita Beretta, Samanwitha Kolli, Ahmed Selema, Marleen Rombouts, Peter Sergeant, Leo Kestens, Jozef Vleugels
World PM2022 – Session 58 : AM Sinter based Technologies – Material Extrusion (European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA))
Oct. 9-13, 2022, Lyon, France
- Shaping Of Dense Copper Components By 3D Micro-Extrusion (Poster)
Samanwitha Kolli, Margherita Beretta, Ahmed Selema, Peter Sergeant, Marleen Rombouts, Jozef Vleugels
World PM2022 – Session 58 : AM Sinter based Technologies – Material Extrusion (European Powder Metallurgy Association (EPMA))
Oct. 9-13, 2022, Lyon, France
- Production and characterisation of filament-based Material Extrusion (MEX) additively manufactured copper parts
Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Ahmed Selema, Peter Sergeant, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris
Journal: Procedia CIRP
Status: accepted, but online not yet available
2023
- Temperature gradient at the nozzle outlet in material extrusion additive manufacturing with thermoplastic filament
Jie Zhang, Fankai Meng, Eleonora Ferraris
Journal: Additive Manufacturing
Status: Published
2023
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2023.103660
Posters
- Fused Filament Fabrication
Fankai Meng, Jie Zhang, Loren De Vogelaer, Eleonora Ferraris
KU Leuven Mech Research Day
May 31 2022, Leuven, Belgium
- Indirect 3D printing of metal and ceramic parts via Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Fankai Meng, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris
KU Leuven Composite Material Group (CMG) start-up meeting
Sep. 09 2022, Leuven, Belgium
- Indirect printing of metal/ceramic via Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris
Industrial fair: Formnext
Nov. 15-18 2022, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Indirect 3D printing of metal and ceramic via Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF)
Fankai Meng, Margherita Beretta, Ann Witvrouw, Jozef Vleugels, Frederik Desplentere, Eleonora Ferraris
Activity: Flanders Make conference for machines, vehicles and production technology
03.2023
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Measurements and applications of 3D printed ferromagnetic and copper parts
Journals
- Development of Novel Semi-Stranded Windings for High Speed Electrical Machines Enabled by Additive Manufacturing
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Journal: Applied Sciences
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/3/1653
2023
- Evaluation of 3D-Printed Magnetic Materials for Additively-Manufactured Electrical Machines
Ahmed Selema, Margherita Beretta, Matty Van Coppenolle, Hans Tiismus, Ants Kallaste, Mohamed Ibrahim, Marleen Rombouts, Jozef Vleugels, Leo Kestens, Peter Sergeant
Journal: Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2023.170426
2023
- Electrical Machines Winding Technology: Latest Advancements for Transportation Electrification
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Journal: Machines
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/10/7/563
2022
- Additively Manufactured Ultralight Shaped-Profile Windings for HF Electrical Machines And Weight-Sensitive Applications
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Journal: IEEE Transactions On Transportation Electrification
Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9770054
2022
- Mitigation Of High-Frequency Eddy Current Losses in Hairpin Winding Machines
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Journal: Machines
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1702/10/5/328
2022
- Metal Additive Manufacturing for Electrical Machines: Technology Review And Latest Advancements
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Journal: Energies
Link: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/3/1076
2022
- Advanced manufacturability of electrical machine architecture through 3D printing technology
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Journal Article in MACHINES
2023
- Material engineering of 3D-printed silicon steel alloys for the next generation of electrical machines and sustainable electromobility
Ahmed Selema, Margherita Beretta, Mohamed Ibrahim, Jo Verwimp, Marleen Rombouts, Jozef Vleugels, Leo Kestens, Peter Sergeant
Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS
2023
Conferences
- Development Of Yokeless Axial Flux Machine Using 3D-Printed Shape-Profiled Core
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Hendrik Vansompel, Peter Sergeant
Conference: 2022 International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM)
Conference Location: Valencia, Spain
Link: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9910661
2022
Posters
- Multi-Physic Design Of Ultra-Efficient Smart Motor Enabled By Additive Manufacturing
Ahmed Selema, Matty Van Coppenolle, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Conference: Faculty of Engineering and Architecture Research Symposium 2022 (FEARS 2022)
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7405841
2022
- Additive Manufacturing For Electrical Machines: Opportunities And Challenges
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Conference
Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13028.65920
2022
- Innovative Electrical Machines Using Additive Manufacturing
Ahmed Selema, Mohamed Ibrahim, Peter Sergeant
Conference: UGent TechBoost
2023
- Multi-material metal ceramic components manufactured by Selective Powder Deposition (SPD) followed by pressure-assisted sintering
Margherita Beretta, Bram Neirinck, Leo Kestens, Jozef Vleugels,
yCAM Forum, 30th Aug-1st Sept 2023, Leoben, Austria
Multi-layered materials for electrical machine cores using Selective Powder Deposition
Margherita Beretta, Bram Neirinck, Leo Kestens, Jozef Vleugels,
BCerS 2023 Annual Meeting, 18th Dec 2023, Leuven, Belgium