Expertise
Computer Science
- Design
- Distribution Grid
- Product Service
Engineering
- Powder Bed Fusion
- Additive Manufacturing
- Batch Manufacturing
Social Sciences
- Analysis
- Capital Assets
Organisations
Publications
2025
The 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/jmmp9020043
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.2021.05.041Importance of Characterizing the Variability for Batch Production using Laser Powder Bed Fusion (2021)In 22nd Annual International RAPDASA Conference (pp. 174-178). Sithole, C., Hoekstra, S. & Gibson, I.https://site.rapdasa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2021-RAPDASA-PROCEEDINGS-ISBN-978-0-6397-0111-0.pdf
Research profiles
Courses academic year 2024/2025
Courses in the current academic year are added at the moment they are finalised in the Osiris system. Therefore it is possible that the list is not yet complete for the whole academic year.
Courses academic year 2023/2024
- 191102041 - Manufacturing Facility Design
- 191124720 - Design of Production & Inventory Systems
- 191127500 - Production Management - Capita Selecta
- 191127520 - Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
- 191199152 - Internship
- 191199154 - Internship
- 194100060 - Master Thesis IE&M
- 195799152 - Internship
- 201300244 - Capita Selecta Master IDE
- 202000250 - Internship
- 202000434 - BSc Research Assignment
- 202001464 - Thesis Preparation
- 202300353 - Internship (CSE/SET)
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