Abstract

Wire-arc directed energy deposition (wire-arc DED) enables the fabrication of large-scale metal components with rapid manufacturing ability and diverse material selection, making it a compelling technology in industries and defenses. However, challenges in both macroscale and microscale defects still limit printed component widespread applications. Recent advances in automatic and intelligent technologies have brought a range of quality controllable strategies to the forefront. This review covers these new strategies for the printing component, including path planning, process monitoring, auxiliary processes, and post processing, while discussing the expectation for structure and quality improvement. In addition, the work brings new areas of intelligent wire-arc DED development, including advances in digital twin, visualization, and human-processing interaction to promote its performance. It is anticipated that a focus on intelligent system will be key to smart and high-quality manufacturing for future wire-arc DED.

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Title
Towards quality controllable strategies in wire-arc directed energy deposition
Author
Gao, Hanqi 1 ; Li, Hengrui 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Shao, Dandan 2 ; Fang, Naiwen 3 ; Miao, Yugang 4 ; Pan, Zengxi 5 ; Li, Huijun 5 ; Zhang, Bo 6 ; Peng, Zhike 7 ; Wu, Bintao 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 School of Materials and New Energy, Ningxia University , Yinchuan 750400, People’s Republic of China 
 Welding Technology Office, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding Company Limited. , Guangzhou 510720, People’s Republic of China 
 Harbin Welding Institute Limited Company , Harbin 150028, People’s Republic of China 
 National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Underwater Vehicle, Harbin Engineering University , Harbin 150001, People’s Republic of China 
 School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronic and Biomedical Engineering, University of Wollongong , Wollongong NSW 2522, Australia 
 School of Mechanical Engineering, Ningxia University , Yinchuan 750021, People’s Republic of China 
 School of Mechanical Engineering, Ningxia University , Yinchuan 750021, People’s Republic of China; State Key Laboratory of Mechanical System and Vibration, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China 
First page
042004
Publication year
2025
Publication date
Aug 2025
Publisher
IOP Publishing
e-ISSN
26317990
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3182463642
Copyright
© 2025 The Author(s). Published by IOP Publishing Ltd on behalf of the IMMT. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.