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Dr. Jan Sher Akmal is a postdoctoral researcher at the department of mechanical engineering, Aalto University and at EOS Metal Materials, Electro Optical Systems Finland Oy. His scientific research focuses on implementation of industrial additive manufacturing (AM) with emphasis on decision-making, design, embedding, and metrology for AM. He received his D.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2022 and M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2017 with distinction from Aalto University. Dr. Akmal has a well-founded international background as he acquired education from four different countries around the globe including Pakistan, Canada, Germany and Finland. He has gained over six years of experience, particularly in AM, from national and international R&D projects at Aalto University, VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, and the Finnish Defense Research Agency.
List of scientific publications:
- Akmal, Jan Sher. 2022. “Switchover to Additive Manufacturing: Dynamic Decision-Making for Accurate, Personalized and Smart End-Use Parts.” Aalto University. http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-64-1013-5.
- Akmal, Jan Sher, Mika Salmi, Roy Björkstrand, Jouni Partanen, and Jan Holmström. 2022. “Switchover to Industrial Additive Manufacturing: Dynamic Decision-Making for Problematic Spare Parts.” International Journal of Operations and Production Management 42 (13): 358–84. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOPM-01-2022-0054.
- Rautio, Samu., Tuomi, Timo., and Akmal, Jan Sher. (2022). Legal Aspects of Additive Manufacturing in the Military Logistics. Security Dimensions, 40(40), 154-195. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0015.8153
- Akmal, Jan Sher, Mika Salmi, Björn Hemming, Linus Teir, Anni Suomalainen, Mika Kortesniemi, Jouni Partanen, and Antti Lassila. 2020. “Cumulative Inaccuracies in Implementation of Additive Manufacturing through Medical Imaging, 3D Thresholding, and 3D Modeling: A Case Study for an End-Use Implant.” Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 10 (8): 2968. https://doi.org/10.3390/APP10082968.
- Ullah, Rizwan, Jan Sher Akmal, Sampsa V. A. Laakso, and Esko Niemi. 2020. “Anisotropy of Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg: Threads and Surface Integrity.” The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 107 (9–10): 3645–62. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-020-05243-8.
- Salmi, M, Jan Sher Akmal, Eujin Pei, Jan Wolff, Alireza Jaribion, and Siavash H. Khajavi. 2020. “3D Printing in COVID-19: Productivity Estimation of the Most Promising Open Source Solutions in Emergency Situations.” Applied Sciences 10 (11): 4004. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10114004.
- Ullah, Rizwan, Jan Sher Akmal, Sampsa Laakso, and Esko Niemi. 2020. “Anisotropy of Additively Manufactured 18Ni-300 Maraging Steel: Threads and Surface Characteristics.” Procedia CIRP 93: 68–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2020.04.059.
- Kukko, Kirsi, Jan Sher Akmal, Anneli Kangas, Mika Salmi, Roy Björkstrand, Anna Kaisa Viitanen, Jouni Partanen, and Joshua M. Pearce. 2020. “Additively Manufactured Parametric Universal Clip-System: An Open Source Approach for Aiding Personal Exposure Measurement in the Breathing Zone.” Applied Sciences (Switzerland) 10 (19): 6671. https://doi.org/10.3390/APP10196671.
- Akmal, Jan Sher, Mika Salmi, Antti Mäkitie, Roy Björkstrand, and Jouni Partanen. 2018. “Implementation of Industrial Additive Manufacturing: Intelligent Implants and Drug Delivery Systems.” Journal of Functional Biomaterials 9 (3): 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb9030041.
- Akmal, Jan Sher. 2017. “Digital Unique Component Manufacturing Through Direct and Indirect Additive Manufacturing.” Aalto University. https://aaltodoc.aalto.fi/handle/123456789/28509.