Horst Complex

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

More than 10 years of industry 4.0 in the Netherlands: an opinion on promises, achievements, and emerging challenges (2024)International Journal of Sustainable Engineering, 17(1), 1-12. 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/10.1080/19397038.2024.2327380Numerical and Experimental Studies of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Processes (2024)[Thesis › PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT]. University of Twente. Shaheen, M. Y.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036561310

2023

Vision on metal additive manufacturing: Developments, challenges and future trends (2023)CIRP journal of manufacturing science and technology, 47, 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 (2022)Rapid prototyping journal, 28(11), 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 (2022)Journal of manufacturing science and engineering, 144(11). 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 Products (2022)In 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 (2022)Advanced engineering materials, 24(8). Article 2101562. Babu, J. J., Mehrpouya, M., Pijper, T. C., Willemsen, G. & Vaneker, T.https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202101562Improving Geometric Accuracy in Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing With Engineering-Informed Machine Learning (2022)In 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/MSEC2022-85325Towards a Structured Decision-Making Framework for Automating Cognitively Demanding Manufacturing Tasks (2022)In 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) (Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering). Springer. Torn, R. J., Chemweno, P., Vaneker, T. & Arastehfar, S.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-90700-6_21Visco-elastic sintering kinetics in virgin and aged polymer powders (2022)Powder technology, 397. 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.2021.11.044

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Courses academic year 2024/2025

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Courses academic year 2023/2024

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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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