Call for papers - Quality Assurance in Additive Manufacturing Systems: Integrated Sensing, Modeling and Control

Quality Assurance in Additive Manufacturing Systems: Integrated Sensing, Modeling and Control

Sponsored by the ASME Manufacturing Engineering Division’s, Manufacturing Systems Technical Committee

2016 ASME International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC)* June 27 – July 1, 2016
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA

Quality assurance remains the key impediment for broader adoption of additive manufacturing (AM) processes. Recent roadmap reports by multiple sources, including NSF, NIST, ASME, and GAO attest the burgeoning need to address the lack of process repeatability and reliability in AM. Novel integrated sensing, analytics, physical process modeling, part measurement, and materials testing strategies are consequential milestones that must be surpassed to overcome quality related impediments in AM.

We seek papers on the recent advancement in these broadly defined areas, as well as transdisciplinary collaborative initiatives. The overarching aim of this symposium is to serve as a forum for professionals from academia and industry to discuss recent advancements towards quality assurance in AM. The goal is to foster communication and build the foundation for further transdisciplinary research in the area.

Specific topics of interest for this symposium include, but are not limited to the following:

• Sensor fusion and data analytics
• Multi-scale process modeling
• Feedback, closed-loop control
• Functional integrity measurement and testing
• Non-destructive testing and evaluation
• Strategies for dimensional control
• Microstructure and surface quality aspects
• Process-machine integration modeling and variability reduction
• Cause-effect analysis and defect mitigation strategies

Paper Submission
Authors are encouraged to submit an abstract and full manuscript for review by December 01, 2015 via the conference website. Final revised manuscripts must be submitted by March 21, 2016. The copyright transfer form must be filled out by April 04, 2016 and the presenting author must pre-register by April 25, 2016 or the paper will be withdrawn from the conference. Authors may also consult www.asme.org/divisions/med/call/ for updates. No papers are to be submitted to the organizers; submissions will only be accepted via the conference website at:

www.asmeconferences.org/msec2016/.