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Additive technologies use to create structures for technical fabric replacement

Tkáč, Jozef

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The production technology of one of the essential structural parts of rubber-textile conveyor belts, the textile carcass, has not changed much since the start of their use. Specific changes occurred only in the material used when various synthetic fibres gradually replaced cotton. However, with the development of additive technologies, the possibility of changing the production technology is coming to the fore, when industrial textiles produced by classic weaving will not be used to make the carcass but a structure built by 3D printing. Confirmation of this change would represent a revolutionary breakthrough in the technology for rubber-textile conveyor belt production. Based on these facts, the possibility of using continuous 3D printing technology was verified to print a structure that would replace the technical fabric used in the conveyor belt carcass. As part of the research, the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), and Stereolithography (SLA) technologies were verified. Experimental specimens with the dimensions of 145 x 145 x 185 mm were produced in three different positions: at an angle (45 degrees), horizontally, and vertically. The specimens were made of three types of filament: SLA (Elastic 50A), SLS (TPU 1301), and FDM (Flexfill 92A); for each of the three positions of the specimen, filament consumption and printing time were determined due to the use of support material. Created specimens were then assessed regarding their production possibility and achievement of the desired structure.

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O iginal Resea ch A icle Volume 54: 1–20 © The Au ho (s) 2024 A icle euse guidelines: sagepub.com/jou nals-pe missions DOI: 10.1177/15280837241245121 jou nals.sagepub.com/home/ji Addi i e echnologies use o c ea e s uc u es o echnical ab ic eplacemen Joze Tkac 1 , Ji i Hajnys 2 , Ond ej Mize a 2 , Vie osla Molna 1 , Gab iel Fedo ko 3 and Lenka Cepo a 2 Abs ac The p oduc ion echnology o one o he essen ial s uc u al pa s o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s, he ex ile ca cass, has no changed much since he s a o hei use. Specific changes occu ed only in he ma e ial used when a ious syn he ic fib es g adually eplaced co on. Howe e , wi h he de elopmen o addi i e echnologies, he possibili y o changing he p oduc ion echnology is coming o he o e, when indus ial ex iles p oduced by classic wea ing will no be used o make he ca cass bu a s uc u e buil by 3D p in ing. Confi ma ion o his change would ep esen a e olu iona y b eak h ough in he echnology o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel p oduc ion. Based on hese ac s, he possibili y o using con inuous 3D p in ing echnology was e ified o p in a s uc u e ha would eplace he echnical ab ic used in he con eyo bel ca cass. As pa o he esea ch, he Selec i e Lase Sin e ing (SLS), Fused Deposi ion Modeling (FDM), and S e eoli hog aphy (SLA) echnologies we e e ified. Expe imen al specimens wi h he dimensions o 145 x 145 x 185 mm we e p oduced in h ee di e en posi ions: a an angle (45°), ho izon ally, and e ically. The specimens we e made o h ee ypes o 1 Facul y o Manu ac u ing Technologies wi h sea in P eso , Technical Uni e si y o Kosice, P eso , Slo ak Republic 2 Facul y o Mechanical Enginee ing, VSB-Technical Uni e si y o Os a a, Os a a, Czech Republic 3 Facul y o Mining, Ecology, P ocess Con ol and Geo echnology, Technical Uni e si y o Kosice, Kosice, Slo ak Republic Co esponding au ho : Gab iel Fedo ko, Facul y o Mining, Ecology, P ocess Con ol and Geo echnology, Technical Uni e si y o Kosice, Pa k Komenskeho 14, Kosice 042 00, Slo ak Republic. Email: [email p o ec ed] C ea i e Commons Non Comme cial CC BY-NC: This a icle is dis ibu ed unde he e ms o he C ea i e Commons A ibu ion-NonComme cial 4.0 License (h ps:// c ea i ecommons.o g/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which pe mi s non-comme cial use, ep oduc ion and dis ibu ion o he wo k wi hou u he pe mission p o ided he o iginal wo k is a ibu ed as specified on he SAGE and Open Access pages (h ps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-a -sage). filamen : SLA (Elas ic 50A), SLS (TPU 1301), and FDM (Flexfill 92A); o each o he h ee posi ions o he specimen, filamen consump ion and p in ing ime we e de e mined due o he use o suppo ma e ial. C ea ed specimens we e hen assessed ega ding hei p oduc ion possibili y and achie emen o he desi ed s uc u e. Keywo ds Addi i e manu ac u ing, ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel , he moplas ic polyu e hane, flexible ma e ials, ca cass In oduc ion The s uc u e o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s has no significan ly changed in he en i e pe iod o hei use. I consis s o an uppe co e ing laye , a lowe co e ing laye , a ca cass, and o he addi ional s uc u al elemen s ha inc ease i s esis ance o imp o e he unc ional use o con eyo bel s. The same applies o con eyo bel manu ac u ing echnologies, whe e no undamen al changes ha e been implemen ed. Howe e , wi h he p og ess o knowledge in manu ac u ing echnologies, mo e ques ions a ise abou whe he i is no possible o eplace he manu ac u ing p ocedu es and echnologies o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s and hei s uc u al pa s wi h new, mo e p og essi e ones. These ideas a e suppo ed by he ac ha new manu ac u ing echnologies a e g adually being p omo ed in a ious a eas ha we e impossible un il now, hus eplacing o me ly used ones. Among he a eas closely ela ed o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s, wi h an eno mous po en ial o addi i e echnologies’applica ion, is he manu ac u ing o a ious ex ile ma e ials. Howe e , esea ch on addi i e echnologies use in ex iles has lagged behind o he fields un il ecen ly, mainly due o he di ficul y o achie ing ex iles’unique p ope ies, such as s eng h, flexibili y, e c., using a di e en manu ac u ing echnology han he addi i e ones. 1 O e ime, howe e , i became clea ha addi i e echnologies b ing se e al ad an ages o ex ile manu ac u ing, significan ly educing p oduc ion ime and cos s. 2 Based on hese ac s, i is hus possible o ask a scien ific ques ion whe he addi i e echnologies can also be used in he manu ac u ing o so-called echnical ex ile ma e ials used o c ea e he ca cass o a ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel o o manu ac u e a s uc u e ha could eplace adi ional o m o echnical ex iles. Cu en ly a ailable and used addi i e echnologies and ma e ials gi e such a possibili y. The abo e s a emen can be suppo ed by findings published on addi i e echnologies. Plas ic p in s’mos common addi i e echnology is used deposi ion modeling (FDM) and used ab ica ion (FFF), which p oduce objec s wi h minimal cos , ime, and was e. The p in ing p ocess i sel is desc ibed in hese publica ions. 3,4,5,6,7 The e a e coun less ma e ials o p in ing in he o m o a filamen . 8,9,10,11 I always depends on he spec- imen’s unc ion o ma e ial he cus ome wan s. The size and shape a e p opo ional o he p in e ’s size. 2Jou nal o Indus ial Tex iles The mos used ma e ial is polylac ic acid (polylac ic acid) –PLA. This ma e ial is no o oil o igin bu a ully deg adable ma e ial such as co n, po a o s a ch, and suga cane. I can be decla ed a enewable sou ce o aw ma e ials - bio-based, compos able, he - moplas ic polyes e , which is being inc easingly indus ially used. 11,12,13 Ano he widely used ma e ial is ac yloni ile bu adiene s y ene –ABS, plus i s a ian s ABSi (Ac y- loni ile bu adiene s y ene + impac modifie ), ABS-T (Ac yloni ile bu adiene s y ene + me hyl-me hac yla e), ABS-ESD7 (Ac yloni ile bu adiene s y ene-elec os a ic dissi- pa i e), ABS-M30i (I is a pa icula ype o ABS ma e ial i.e. in ended o use in medical applica ions and he p oduc ion o medical de ices and ins umen s). Being a pe oleum p oduc , i is highly ecommended o mel i unde en ila ion because o i s smell. The ma e ial has ad an ages om physical and mechanical p ope ies, cha ac e ized by high- impac s eng h and igidi y. I is a non-biodeg adable ma e ial. 14–18 Du ing nozzle hea ing on he 3D p in e , pa ial decomposi ion and emissions o solid pa icles and ola ile gases occu , which can deg ade indoo ai quali y. I has been p o en ha pa icle emissions du ing 3D p in ing o ABS ma e ial we e highe han wi h PLA ma e ial. Inhala ion o pa icles ha pass h ough he espi a o y ac can lead o ad e se heal h e ec s in humans, including alle gies, as hma, o lung disease. 19,20 Loads o expe imen al a icles ha e been published on analyzing indi idual ma e ials ( he na u e o he mo- plas ics ma e ials, he hickness o he nozzle-applied laye , laye o ien a ion, as e angle, and CT omog aphy o de ec ai ca i ies). Wu e al. 17 s udied he impac o he applied laye ’s hickness and a ious angles o he o ien a ion as e on he mechanical p ope ies o samples p in ed om wo ypes o plas ics: ABS and PEEK. Monko a e al. 21 esea ched he abili y o ABS plas ic ma e ial o abso b excessi e sound noise le els. The main aspec s o he analysis we e changes in he filling’s in e nal s uc u es (Ca esian, oc agonal, di- amond, and s a ) wi h di e en olume a ios. The expe ise esul ed in knowledge o he impac o noise abso p ion in ABS ma e ial and he FDM me hod. The moplas ic u e hane - TPU is a common ma e ial o FDM me hod 3D p in e s, wi h a unc ion o p in ed pa ’sflexibili y in impac esis ance and he mal plas ici y. P ajapa i e al. 22 we e inspi ed by he su ounding na u e when c ea ing indi idual cell’designs based on a sea u chin mo phology. The s uc u e can be used o special unc ional equi emen s, such as ligh midsoles. Sousa e al. 23 analyzed and de eloped new op imized spo s mou h and ee h p o ec o s p in ed on a 3D p in e . The expe imen ocused on impac abso p ion, using TPU, PLA, PMMA (Polyme hyl me hac yla e), and HIPS (High-impac polys y ene) as ma e ials o compa ison). Lee e al. 24 analyzed possibili ies o pe sonal p o ec i e equipmen manu ac u ing, whe e hey confi med he abso bance o 5J o TPU ma e ials - 3D p in ed pe sonal p o ec i e equipmen (e.g., knee pads). Selec i e Lase Sin e ing (SLS) is a powde sin e ing echnology wi h i s p in ing p inciple: filling a chambe wi h gi en powde hea ed o a empe a u e sligh ly below he ma e ial’s mel ing poin . Using he blade, a hin laye is applied o he chambe su ace, on which he CO 2 lase c ea es a ajec o y o a gi en laye acco ding o he CAD model. In con as , he lase c ea es sin e ing o powde pa icles. 25,26 Lopes Ana C. e al. 27 p e- dic ed he ma e ial p ope ies in he SLS me hod when he old/new powde a io changes. They ound ou ha deg ada ion impac s he weigh as well as ma e ial p ope ies. They ecommended ha i be bes o use a 70 new/30 old a io. They e u ed he manu ac u e ’s Tkac e al. 3 ecommenda ion o a 50/50 a io. Many esea ch wo ks a e based on op imizing p in ing pa ame e s and hei e ec on he quali y o geome ic ole ances and shape, as well as su ace in eg i y and ma e ial p ope ies. 18,22,28,29 We can s a e ha cu en knowledge o addi i e echnologies, ega ding me hodology and ma e ials, has enough p e equisi es o esea ch hei p ac ical use in ex ile ma e ials and ex ile s uc u es manu ac u ing o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s and manu ac u ing o hei s uc u al componen s. Addi i e echnologies’use in ex ile ma e ials p oduc ion was e ified by Faja do e al. 30 Faja do e al.’s s udy opens a i al esea ch a ea on he mechanical esis ance o 3D-p in ed ex ile s uc u es. This esea ch o his is a con inua ion o se e al esea ch asks om he ecen pas . 31,32,33 Based on he men ioned ac s, a p e equisi e has been c ea ed o addi i e echnologies o make he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s’ca cass. As pa o he esea ch, howe e , indi idual echnologies mus be e ified 34 as ma e ials and p ocedu es o c ea e a s uc u e o manu ac u e he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel ca cass. A he same ime, i s p ope ies need o co espond o he p ope ies o indus ial ex iles p oduced by con en ional echnologies deployed in ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel ca cass manu ac u ing. Wi hou mee ing he men ioned condi ions, 35 i is impossible o p oduce a con eyo bel wi h iden ical p ope ies o he con eyo bel made by he p e ious echnological p ocedu e. 36 A new app oach o cons uc ing and c ea ing con eyo bel s mus ully main ain hei mechanical p ope ies o ope a e eliably. 37 Howe e , such esea ch needs o be in se e al s ages. Va ious analyses can be pe o med wi hin hese s ages, e.g., Me o omog aphy. 38 The s udy aims o e eal possible modifica ions in cons uc ing con eyo bel s ha could be undesi able. 39 A he same ime, i is necessa y o subs an ia e he expe imen al measu emen s using ma hema ical modeling me hods. 40 In he scope o he p esen ed pape , he desc ibed esea ch aims o check whe he addi i e echnologies can be used o c ea e a a ian ha would eplace s anda d indus ial ex iles o c ea ing he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel ca cass. The s udy’s no el y is ha he esea ch ocused on he possibili y o eplacing classic ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel cons uc ion and modi ying he p oduc ion echnology used so a . As pa o he p esen ed esea ch, he op ions o using addi i e echnologies in ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s a e being e ified in mo e de ail. A e e iewing he li - e a u e a ailable, we can conclude ha esea ch like his has no been ca ied ou . Howe e , he use o addi i e echnologies in ex ile p oduc ion is no new. The s udy ex ends he knowledge and applica ion possibili ies in addi i e echnologies in he con ex o ha dwa e de elopmen and p in ing possibili ies. The c ea ed s uc u es ha e he po en ial o eplace classic ab ics. Howe e , his equi es confi ma ion in he ollowing esea ch s ages, while o he ques ions mus no be neglec ed, such as, e.g., ma e ial and mechanical p ope ies. Ma e ial and me hods Manu ac u ing o ex ile s uc u es o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel ca casses (Figu e 1) has unde gone g adual de elopmen in e ms o ma e ial and echnology. Ini ially, co on 4Jou nal o Indus ial Tex iles was used o manu ac u e echnical ex iles o he con eyo bel ca cass. G adually, howe e , wi h p og ess in a ificial fibe s, se e al syn he ic fibe s began o be used. A amid fibe s and a oma ic polyes e fibe s domina e he p oduc ion o echnical ex iles o con eyo bel s. 3D p in ing enables a apid change in he deg ee o e ical in eg a ion, desc ibing he fluc ua ion o e ical in eg a ion due o inno a ion, whe e e e y hing depends on he na u e o he conside ed inno a ion. While inc emen al inno a ion is no expec ed o lead o significan changes, a chi ec u al inno a ion ends o inc ease in eg a ion and hus adical inno a ion, which leads o di e en hypo heses and esul s in esea ch in o 3D p in ing o manu ac u ing, which leads o new hypo heses o indus y. The e we e also s udies o he classifica ion o ma e ials used in he 3D p in ing p ocess, desc ibed in hei wo k by Ranjan e al. 42 The use o addi i e echnologies o manu ac u e ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel ca casses cu en ly appea s o be a logical s ep co esponding o he la es ends and knowledge on he possibili y o applying and using addi i e manu ac u ing echnology. The e a e se e al easons why addi i e echnologies ha e no ye been used o c ea e s uc u al pa s o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s. The easons a e s uc u al and ech- nological, all ela ing o limi ing ac o s and p ope ies ha ha e no allowed hei use o his p oduc ype. One o he main limi ing ea u es o 3D p in e s is he p in ed objec ’s size, depending on he p in ing base size; when he objec needs o be emo ed a e p in ing, he base is cleaned, and he p in ing job s a s again o con inue p in ing. Howe e , his is no longe he case. The p oblem is sol ed by, e.g., an FDM p in e wi h a con inuous bel (con- inuous 3D p in ing). Figu e 1. Example o a ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel composi ion wi h ma ked ex ile s uc u e. 41 Tkac e al. 5 Thanks o a mo ing bel , a specimen can be p in ed o as long as desi ed, longi- udinally o he Zaxis. The s uc u e o he p in ing head is cu en ly limi ed o u ning 30°, 45°, and 60° owa ds he mo ing bel , see Figu e 2. The solu ion has wo undamen al ad an ages, namely non-s op p in ing and significan educ ion o suppo s uc u es when p in ing laye s a an angle o 45°. The p in e wi h a mo ing bel is no a no el y; i s men ion da es back o 2008 when i was in oduced a he RepRap o um, while Make Bo Inc. had manu ac u ed i s p o o ype. Howe e , he p in ing communi y is un amilia wi h he solu ion, mainly due o i s high pu chase p ice. 43 The addi i e echnology po en ial in ubbe - ex ile bel s lies in he ac ha hey can be applied o manu ac u e a basic s uc u e o he con eyo bel ca cass, hus eplacing he indus ial ex iles used so a . Thanks o knowledge de elopmen on ma e ials used in addi i e manu ac u ing, a significan assump ion exis s ha a s uc u e can be manu- ac u ed ha will eplace indus ial ex iles. A he same ime, such a solu ion can b ing a significan posi i e change. Howe e , e i ying he hypo hesis equi es esea ch di ided in o se e al independen s eps. I s cou se is desc ibed in he ollowing block diag am (Figu e 3). The block diag am shows a p ocess o scien ific hypo hesis e ifica ion o find a p ope 3D p in ing me hod o p oduce a s uc u e ha would eplace he indus ial ex ile o ming he con eyo bel ’s ca cass. Theo y One o he essen ial s uc u al componen s o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s is hei ex ile ca cass, made om a pa icula ype o ex ile ab ic called Segel ab ics. Segel ab ic is an al e na i e name o echnical ab ic (con eyo bel ab ic) used o he bel s. Segel ab ic se es as he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel ’s ein o cemen and suppo ing s uc u e. I is made o polyes e fibe (PES) and polyamide fibe (PA). Segel ab ic is wo en on a loom wi h a unique we mechanism cons uc ion. Segel ab ic is p essed in o ubbe du ing he Figu e 2. Scheme o a con inuous 3D p in ing. 6Jou nal o Indus ial Tex iles ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel p oduc ion unde high empe a u es and p essu e. The fibe s used o p oduce Segel ab ic mus mee specific equi emen s, he mos impo an o which a e physical and mechanical p ope ies. These a e checked expe imen ally, wi h a ocus on s eng h and elas ici y. P ope ies o selec ed con eyo bel ab ics a e gi en in Tab. 1. In p inciple, i is a echnical ab ic made om iscose wo en ya n, a high-s eng h polyamide o polyes e ya n. Technical ab ics a e gene ally cha ac e ized by high s eng h along he wa p and we . They a e wo en in a can as wea e, wa p- ein o ced can as, and will. In Figu e 4, a simple can as wea e can be seen. Wea ing akes place in special wea ing machines adap ed o echnical ab ic p o- duc ion. The wa p h eads a e e enly dis ibu ed in he p esc ibed leng h and wid h, hanks o wea ing. Longi udinal (wa p) and ans e se (we ) h eads c oss du ing wea ing. The h eads a e hus wo en pe pendicula o each o he . The poin o con ac whe e he wa p and we h ead c oss is called he binding poin . C ossing he wa p and we h eads is called he wea e o he ab ic. Technical ab ics a e imp egna ed o imp o e he cohesion o ex ile and ubbe . The p ima y cha ac e is ic o a ex ile ab ic is i s densi y in he wa p and we , indica ed by he Table 1. P ope ies o selec ed con eyo bel ab ics (Segel ab ics). 44 Type o ab ics Wa p s eng h (N.mm 1 ) We s eng h (N.mm 1 ) EP (wa p –PES, we PA66) 120-900 60-120 P (wa p –PA6, we PA6) 160-915 70-120 EE (wa p –PES, we PES) 166-270 60-210 EPP (wa p1 –PES, wa p2- PA66, we –PA66) 500-1300 200-400 DPP (wa p1 –p-A amid, wa p2 –PA66, we –PA66) 760-2400 120-160 Figu e 3. The p ocess o finding a sui able 3D p in ing me hod. Tkac e al. 7 numbe o h eads pe 10 cm o 1 m in he we wa p. The final ex ile ab ic s eng h on wa p and we depends on he numbe o h eads and hei weigh . Can as wea e The can as wea e has a e y dense binding. I s s uc u e is ealized by al e na ing he binding o he we and wa p- ied poin . The we h ead passes (is bound) al e na ely o e he wa p and hen unde he adjacen base h ead. The s uc u e ensu es an ex ao dina ily s ong binding, p e en ing he we and wa p om mo ing agains each o he , esul ing in a s ong and igid ab ic. Twill wea e Twill is a wea e o ab ic cha ac e ized by a se o pa allel ows unning along he ab ic su ace om le o igh o ice e sa. In p inciple, we dis inguish wa p will Figu e 5(a)) and we will Figu e 5(b)). Depending on he ow’s di ec ion, le will o igh will can be de e mined. Resul s Resea ch specimen cha ac e is ic A 3D model o an expe imen al specimen was c ea ed o he esea ch using he PTC C eo so wa e Pa ame ic 9. The 3D specimen was modeled as a ex ile imi a ion. Ho izon al fibe s we e wo en wi h e ical fibe s jus like ac ual ab ic. This means ha in ce ain specimen a eas, e ical fibe was omi ed when designing he 3D model o ollow he s uc u e as i is in he eal ab ic specimen. The diame e o ho izon al fibe s was 2 mm, and e ical fibe s was 1.5 mm. The 3D specimen model and a de ailed iew o he fibe s’ loca ion can be seen in Figu e 6. Figu e 4. Can as wea e. 8Jou nal o Indus ial Tex iles Fo ou esea ch, selec i e lase sin e ing (SLS), used deposi ion modeling (FDM), and s e eoli hog aphy (SLA) we e used o manu ac u e se e al pieces o ex ile speci- mens. The expe imen al specimens we e planned o be p oduced in h ee dis inc posi ions: ·a an angle (45°), ·ho izon ally (XY), · e ically (XZ). Di e en ma e ial consump ion and p in ing leng hs we e planned o each posi ion due o a suppo s uc u e. Figu e 7 shows he me hod o ma king h ee dis inc posi ions in he expe imen al specimen manu ac u ing. Figu e 6. A 3D model o ex ile imi a ion. Figu e 5. Example o he wa p and we Twill s uc u e. Tkac e al. 9 angle o 45°, shown in Figu e 15(a)), was damaged du ing he suppo s uc u e’s e- mo al, mainly because o i s densi y. The pa ame e s shown in Tab. 5 we e used o p oduce specimens. Conclusions Addi i e echnologies, in e ms o ha dwa e and used ma e ial, a e a he le el ha opens up new possibili ies o hei use in p oduc ion. These a eas also include s uc u al componen s o ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s’p oduc ion, specifically hei ca cass. This field has no been conside ed in addi i e manu ac u ing un il now, as he size o he p oduced specimens has limi ed p oduc ion. Howe e , when con inuous 3D p in ing began o be used, condi ions we e c ea ed o esea ch and e i y he possibili y o manu ac u ing he ca cass o he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s. The esea ch mus be g adual and sys ema ic o confi m o e u e he p oduc ion possibili y and easibili y hypo hesis. I he esul is posi i e, a significan change can occu and be eflec ed in eplacing exis ing echnology. Wi hin he pape we p esen , he esea ch was ca ied ou , he objec i e o which was: ·To confi m o e u e he hypo hesis ha 3D p in ing can p oduce a s uc u e e- placing indus ial ex iles in he p oduc ion o ubbe ex ile con eyo bel s. The hypo hesis was confi med because we could make he desi ed s uc u e. ·To p oduce a flexible bel s uc u e ha is as simila as possible o he ex ile. The applica ion was confi med hanks o he SLA me hod, which allows he p in ed ab ic o beha e like a p oduc ion ex ile du ing bending. ·Analyze he mos sui able me hods and ma e ials o 3D-p in ed bel s. This ask is ulfilled by he choice o SLS echnology o p oducing flexible s uc u es ha will eplace he ca cass o he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s. Using addi i e echnologies o c ea e s uc u es ha would eplace echnical ab ic is no new. The no el y p esen ed in he pape is in he eplacemen o indus ial ex iles in he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel s. I s esul will be a s uc u al change in he in e nal con eyo bel composi ion, changing he ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel p oduc ion concep . Cu en p oduc ion echnology will ha e o be changed, hus implying a p e-condi ion o mechanical p ope ies imp o emen in he con eyo bel s. When esea ching a ailable sou ces, we ound no in o ma ion ha would p esen esea ch ocused like his in he pas . The inspi a ion o ou s udy was d awn om in o ma ion on he de elopmen o addi i e echnologies used in ex ile ma e ials. The mechanical p ope ies o he c ea ed s uc u es will be in es iga ed in de ail in he ongoing esea ch. The p oduc ion echnology modifica ion aims o p oduce a con eyo bel p o o ype in which he designed s uc u e would eplace he indus ial ex ile. The pape only deals wi h he applica ion and echnological possibili ies ha ha e been confi med, bu ano he pa o he esea ch on mass p oduc ion and p in quali y is unde way. P in quali y can be checked by CT omog aphy, op ical mic oscope, ensile es s in one od o 3D p in ed ex ile, and load p edic ions. In he nex phase o ou 16 Jou nal o Indus ial Tex iles esea ch, we will s udy he manu ac u ed s uc u e’s ma e ial and s eng h cha ac e is ics and compa e hem wi h he indus ial ex iles used so a . The p esen ed esea ch esul is an in oduc ion o a long- e m esea ch p ojec : a new con eyo bel ’s s uc u al design, i s p oduc ion echnology, and a p oduced con eyo bel p o o ype. As a esul , he esea ch will con inue o measu e specimens’mechanical p ope ies, hei mu ual compa ison, and a compa ison wi h classic indus ial ex iles. A he same ime, long- e m moni o ing in he o m o expe imen al measu emen s will be used on es ing igs o ob ain a wide ange o in o ma ion o achie e he p ojec objec i e. The ob ained esul s ha e g ea applica ion po en ial. In he u u e, i is possible o implemen hem in he p oduc ion o classic con eyo bel s. Wi h hei help, p oduc ion can change significan ly and become mo e e ficien and o highe quali y. Howe e , he assump ion needs o be confi med by u he esea ch. Ano he possibili y o applying he p esen ed esul s is using c ea ed s uc u es o imp o e ubbe - ex ile con eyo bel quali y when he designed s uc u e can inc ease esis ance, e.g., agains punc u e damage. The o he possibili y o using he knowledge is o de elop s uc u es ha gene a e in e nal o ces necessa y o un old he ubbe - ex ile bel s in he pipe con eyo s. A he same ime, he esea ch esul s ad ance he possibili ies o addi i e echnologies applica ion o an en i ely new field (indus ial ex iles) and help he de elopmen and use o con inuous 3D p in ing, wi h i s deploymen po en ial in ac ual indus ial p oduc ion. Finally, ye impo an ly, he knowledge ob ained om he esea ch can be applied o con eyo bel modula i y. Decla a ion o conflic ing in e es s The au ho (s) decla ed no po en ial conflic s o in e es wi h espec o he esea ch, au ho ship, and/ o publica ion o his a icle. Funding The au ho (s) disclosed eceip o he ollowing financial suppo o he esea ch, au ho ship, and/o publica ion o his a icle: This wo k is a pa o p ojec s VEGA 1/0674/24, VEGA 1/0101/22, KEGA 005TUKE-4/2022, KEGA 018TUKE-4/2022, APVV- 21-0195, SP2023/088. 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