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Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature. S.R.T. and M.C.C. acknowledge the support of the "Programa de Doctorados Industriales" funded by the "Comunidad Autonoma de Madrid" (references: IND2020/17525 and IND2017/IND-7799, respectively) and of Cedrion C.T.I. S.L. A.D.L. acknowledges the support of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and its International Excellence Fellowship program that funded a research stay at KIT in 2023.

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Hybridizing 3D printing and electroplating for the controlled forming of metal structures within fused deposition modelled contours

Publicated to:International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. - 2025-01-28 (), DOI: 10.1007/s00170-025-15089-7

Authors: Müller T; Scholz S; Ehrhardt M; Ruíz Trujillo S; Cogollo de Cádiz M; Díaz Lantada A; Guttmann M

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Cedr Consultoria Tecn Ingn SL, Res & Dev Dept, Madrid, Spain - Author
Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Automat & Appl Informat, Karlsruhe, Germany - Author
Karlsruhe Inst Technol, Inst Microstruct Technol, Karlsruhe, Germany - Author
Tecnatom, Educ Dept, Tarragona, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid, Dept Mech Engn, Madrid, Spain - Author
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Abstract

An innovative approach for metal electroforming is presented, exemplified with proof-of-concept geometries and illustrated with an industrial application. The proposed production chain hybridizes 3D polymer printing and nickel electroplating for the design-controlled forming of metals within fused deposition modelled contours or patterns, which provide a selective functionalization of the substrate for metal deposition on demand. Applying the developed process, Ni electrodes for streamer discharge plasma generators are structured. These components stand out for their needle-like details, required for promoting streamer discharge phenomena, which would be challenging to obtain employing traditional milling processes. Current capabilities, main challenges and foreseen research directions, for this novel hybrid 3D printing and electroplating process and for its industrial applications, are discussed. Overall, the described process contributes to the already fruitful connections among additive manufacturing technologies and metal electrodeposition procedures, providing an interesting route towards accessible and straightforward electroforming of large components and structures.

Keywords

3d printingElectroformingElectroplatingFabricatioLithographyStreamer dischargStreamer discharge

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2025, it was in position 29/68, thus managing to position itself as a Q2 (Segundo Cuartil), in the category Automation & Control Systems. Notably, the journal is positioned en el Cuartil Q2 para la agencia Scopus (SJR) en la categoría Mechanical Engineering.

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From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-06-14:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 4 (PlumX).

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  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Germany.

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been DIAZ LANTADA, ANDRES.