Dr James Allum
MSc, PhD
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Design Lead
Full contact details
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre
Chester Road
Flintshire
CH4 0DH
- Profile
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Dr James Allum is the Design Lead at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru, where he leads on design activity, process, and portfolio.
James joined the AMRC Cymru in 2021 following the completion of his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Loughborough University. The topic of James’ research was investigating the mechanical performance of polymer parts generated by material extrusion additive manufacturing at Loughborough University. James has had his research published in a number of world leading journals, including Additive Manufacturing, Engineering Fracture Mechanics and 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. Prior to his PhD, James worked as a design engineer in the biotech industry.
Most recently, James has been successful on a bid for a 30-month Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) in collaboration with a local crane manufacturer.
- Research interests
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Design Thinking
Product Development
Additive Manufacturing
- Publications
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Journal articles
- Bulk-Material Bond Strength Exists in Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for a Wide Range of Temperatures, Speeds, and Layer Times. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 10(3), 514-523.
- Extra-wide deposition in extrusion additive manufacturing: A new convention for improved interlayer mechanical performance. Additive Manufacturing, 61, 103334-103334.
- Discussion on the microscale geometry as the dominant factor for strength anisotropy in material extrusion additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 48, 102390-102390.
- MaTrEx AM: A new hybrid additive manufacturing process to selectively control mechanical properties. Additive Manufacturing, 47, 102337-102337.
- ZigZagZ: Improving mechanical performance in extrusion additive manufacturing by nonplanar toolpaths. Additive Manufacturing, 38, 101715-101715.
- Interlayer bonding has bulk-material strength in extrusion additive manufacturing: New understanding of anisotropy. Additive Manufacturing, 34, 101297-101297.
- Fracture of 3D-printed polymers: Crucial role of filament-scale geometric features. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 224, 106818-106818.
- Fracture of 3D-printed micro-tensile specimens: filament-scale geometry-induced anisotropy. Procedia Structural Integrity, 28, 591-601.
- Interfacial fracture of 3D-printed bioresorbable polymers. Procedia Structural Integrity, 13, 625-630.
Theses / Dissertations
- Proof of full-strength bonding in material extrusion additive manufacturing.
- Bulk-Material Bond Strength Exists in Extrusion Additive Manufacturing for a Wide Range of Temperatures, Speeds, and Layer Times. 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 10(3), 514-523.
- Grants
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Knowledge Base Lead (Academic Lead) on a successful KTP application - 30-month - value of £254,715