ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING LAB

About Faculty Incharge

Dr. Prateek Saxena is the head of Additive Manufacturing Team, IIT Mandi. Dr. Saxena did his doctoral research in Technical University of Denmark and currently, is an Assistant Professor at IIT Mandi, HP, India. His research interest is in the field of Additive Manufacturing

Dr. Prateek Saxena
(Head, AM Lab)

Research Themes:

Metal Additive Manufacturing (Fused Filament Extrusion & Powder Bed Fusion)
Continuous carbon fibre reinforced 3D printing
Continuous basalt fibre reinforced 3D printing for aerospace application
Design and manufacturing of implants

News and Activities

Read our new work titled “Additive Manufacturing of Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Matrix Composites through Material Extrusion: A Comprehensive Review on Filament Fabrication, Printing, Testing Methods, Applications, and Challenges,” Click here

Read our new work titled “Impact of Fiber Orientation and Volume Fraction on the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyamide Composites Using Towpreg Coextrusion Technology,” Click here

Read our new work titled “A comparative assessment of hydrothermal aging effects on performance and failure modes of additively manufactured continuous basalt fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites,” Click here

Read our new work titled “Effect of raster orientation and fiber volume fraction on 3D-printed continuous basalt fiber-reinforced polylactic acid composites,”Click here

Read our new work titled “3D-Printed Continuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites: Effect of Printing Parameters on Impact and Interlaminar Shear Strength,” Click here

Current Openings

PhD positions are available in the area of Additive Manufacturing

Applications are invited from highly motivated women scientists to work in the field of Additive Manufacturing through WISE-KIRAN fellowship from DST Click here

We are looking for Postdoctoral Fellows in the area of Additive Manufacturing. Apply here