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Optimisation of multi-part production in additive manufacturing for reducing support waste

Jingchao JiangDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0446-3454
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Xun XuDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6294-8153
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Jonathan StringerDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 219-228 | Received 18 Jan 2019, Accepted 17 Feb 2019, Published online: 06 Mar 2019

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