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Expertise

Computer Science
- Design
- Distribution Grid
- Product Service
Engineering
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Additive Manufacturing
- Batch Manufacturing
Social Sciences
- Analysis
- Capital Assets

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Publications

2025

Are density cubes sufficient to measure process performance and quality of geometrically complex parts in laser powder bed fusion? (2025)International journal of advanced manufacturing technology, 139(7-8), 4211-4231. Sithole, C., Salaheldin Abdelhady, E., Jalalian, A., Hoekstra, S. & Gibson, I.https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-025-16146-xQUALITY STRATEGY FOR METAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING: A STRATEGY BASED ON QUALITY BY DESIGN AND DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA FOR BATCH PRODUCTION IN METAL LASER POWDER BED FUSION TECHNOLOGY (2025)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Sithole, C.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036566667The Need for a Quality Strategy in Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology (2025)Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 9(2). Article 43. Sithole, C., Jalalian, A., Hoekstra, S. & Gibson, I.https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9020043Environmental Assessment and Improvement of Factory Building Designs based on Generative Artificial Intelligence (2025)Procedia CIRP, 135, 1202-1207. Liu, S., Hoekstra, S. & Thiede, S.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.12.119

2024

Quality Assurance in metal additive manufacturing from a design perspective (2024)Procedia CIRP, 128, 150-155. Sithole, C., Hoekstra, S., Jalalian, A. & Gibson, I.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.06.016Investigating the variation of particle distribution and surface texture of top surfaces based on build position in laser powder bed fusion (2024)Procedia CIRP, 123, 446-451. Sithole, C., Hooshmand, H., Todhunter, L., Thompson, A., Hoekstra, S., Jalalian, A., Piano, S. & Gibson, I.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2024.05.078

2021

A FMEA based method for analyzing and prioritizing performance risk at the conceptual stage of performance PSS design (2021)Proceedings of the Design Society, 1, 81-90. Sakwe, J. B., Pereira Pessoa, M. V. & Hoekstra, S.https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2021.9Evaluation of the applicability of design for six sigma to metal additive manufacturing technology (2021)Procedia CIRP, 100, 798-803. Sithole, C., Gibson, I. & Hoekstra, S.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.05.041

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Courses academic year 2026/2027

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Courses academic year 2025/2026

Courses academic year 2024/2025

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