dr.ir. T.H.J. Vaneker (Tom)

Associate Professor
ET-DPM-AMSPES
Horst Complex W245
t.vaneker@utwente.nl
+31534892472
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T.H.J. Vaneker is a member of the AMSPES group of DPM. His main research interests are 3D printing/Additive Manufacturing (Design for AM, development of AM processes, research and improvement of mainstream AM processes) and Industrial Robotics (factory automation strategies, smart manufacturing). He is the program director of the EngD Robotics and is a member of CIRP, the international academy for production engineering.  Teaching activities are focused on the bachelor and master phases of Industrial Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Expertise

  • Material Science

    • Three Dimensional Printing
    • Laser
    • Powder

  • Computer Science

    • Design
    • Application

  • Engineering

    • Additive Manufacturing
    • Products
    • Surfaces

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Publications

2024
Numerical and Experimental Studies of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes. University of Twente. Shaheen, M. Y.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561310More than 10 years of industry 4.0 in the Netherlands: an opinion on promises, achievements, and emerging challenges, 1-12 (E-pub ahead of print/First online). Martinetti, A., Nizamis, K., Chemweno, P. K., Goulas, C., van Dongen, L. A. M., Gibson, I., Thiede, S., Lutters, E., Vaneker, T. H. J. & Bonnema, G. M.https://doi.org/10.1080/19397038.2024.2327380
2023
Vision on metal additive manufacturing: Developments, challenges and future trends, 18-58. Bernard, A., Kruth, J. P., Cao, J., Lanza, G., Bruschi, S., Merklein, M., Vaneker, T., Schmidt, M., Sutherland, J. W., Donmez, A. & da Silva, E. J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2023.08.005
2022
Multimaterial powder bed fusion techniques, 1-19. Mehrpouya, M., Tuma, D., Vaneker, T., Afrasiabi, M., Bambach, M. & Gibson, I.https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-01-2022-0014Prediction and Control of Product Shape Quality for Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing, Article 111005. Ruiz, C., Jafari, D., Venkata, V., Vaneker, T. H. J., Ya, W. & Huang, Q.https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4054721A Surface Roughness Characterization Method for Additively Manufactured ProductsIn Proceedings of ASME 2022 17th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC2022): Vol. 1: Additive manufacturing; Biomanufacturing; Life Cycle Engineering; Manufacturing Equipment and Automation; Nano/Micro/Meso Manufacturing, Article V001T01A031. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Wang, A., Jafari, D., Vaneker, T. H. J. & Huang, Q.https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2022-85697An Experimental Study of Downfacing Surfaces in Selective Laser Melting, Article 2101562. Babu, J. J., Mehrpouya, M., Pijper, T. C., Willemsen, G. & Vaneker, T.https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101562Visco-elastic sintering kinetics in virgin and aged polymer powders, Article 117000. Alvarez, J. E., Snijder, H., Vaneker, T., Cheng, H., Thornton, A. R., Luding, S. & Weinhart, T.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2021.11.044Towards a Structured Decision-Making Framework for Automating Cognitively Demanding Manufacturing TasksIn Towards Sustainable Customization: Bridging Smart Products and Manufacturing Systems - Proceedings of the 8th Changeable, Agile, Reconfigurable and Virtual Production Conference CARV 2021 and 10th World Mass Customization and Personalization Conference MCPC 2021 (pp. 190-197). Springer. Torn, R. J., Chemweno, P., Vaneker, T. & Arastehfar, S.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_21Improving Geometric Accuracy in Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing With Engineering-Informed Machine LearningIn ASME 2022 17th International Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference: June 27–July 1, 2022 West Lafayette, Indiana, USA, Article V001T01A012. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Ruiz, C., Jafari, D., Subramanian, V. V., Vaneker, T. H. J., Ya, W. & Huang, Q.https://doi.org/10.1115/MSEC2022-85325

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Courses academic year 2023/2024

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Courses academic year 2022/2023

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University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room W245
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

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