Research Progress and Application Scenarios of Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing: From Process Control to Performance Evaluation.

Chun Guo, Qingcheng Lin, Ruizhang Hu, Suisong Wu

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Comprehensive Review of Research Progress on Trajectory Planning and Weld Seam Tracking in Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing.Micromachines · 2026
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Chun GuoCollege of Intelligent Manufacturing, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6164-303X

Qingcheng LinCollege of Intelligent Manufacturing, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233000, China.

Ruizhang HuCollege of Intelligent Manufacturing, Anhui Science and Technology University, Chuzhou 233000, China.

Suisong WuCollege of Mechanical Engineering, Anhui Polytechnic University, Wuhu 241000, China.

Funding

Anhui Province Science and Technology Innovation Tackle Plan Project 202423i08050011Excellent top talent project in Colleges and Universities gxbjZD2022046Foundation of Colleges and Universities in Anhui Province 2023AH040273Fund of Beijing Science and Technology Plan Z221100005822005

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Abstract

In recent years, with the innovation and continuous development of additive manufacturing technology, research on wire arc additive manufacturing technology (WAAM) has become increasingly common and in-depth in the chemical industry, mold manufacturing, and other fields. Therefore, it has attracted the attention of many universities, research institutes, and aerospace industries, conducted in-depth research on WAAM technology, and achieved certain research results. This paper briefly summarizes the current research status of arc additive manufacturing technology and summarizes the application status of WAAM technology in product development, personalized customization, traditional process replacement, "material-structure-function" integration, mold repair, etc. WAAM technology has huge development potential and good application prospects. In the future, arc additive manufacturing will develop in the direction of intelligence and high precision.

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improve methodsmechanical propertiesmicrostructureWAAM

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PMID40731658

DOI10.3390/mi16070749

PMCPMC12298676

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