The primary motivation behind this research was to determine whether 3D printed lenses printed out using the non-planar technique can help achieve better beam intensity for a 60 GHz printed-circuit-board based radar and consequently improve radar efficiency. Non-planar printing is a new development in the 3D printing industry. In the non-planar printing method, the printer is moving simultaneously in all X, Y and Z-axis. This process prints with curved layers, which helps achieve a smoother surface. For this, a newly developed version of the Slic3r, specifically called non-planar Slic3r, was used. The modelled lens was imported into this Slic3r software. The G-Code was generated, and using it, non-planar lenses were printed along with planar lenses for comparison purpose. The lenses printed out using the non-planar technique were not perfectly smooth as was thought initially. Both planar and non-planar lenses measurements were taken in a watchful environment, and the measurements were later compared. The comparison of measurements showed that the non-planar lens did not show any noticeable gain in the intensity over planar lenses. The conclusion, however, is limited to the frequency range around 60 GHz, and in the case of higher frequencies, the result may change

För att industrier ska hålla sig tekniskt uppdaterade krävs det att studenter, som så småningom blir personal, får utbildning som strävar efter modernisering. En viktig del inom modernisering i dag är automatisering via exempelvis automatiserad additiv tillverkning och off-line-programmering (OLP) som båda besitter stor potential, inte minst inom tillverkningsindustrin. Dessvärre så förekommer det brist på dokumentation om hur denna process går till steg för steg till färdig produkt, därför ämnar sig denna studie till att försöka täcka denna kunskapslucka genom att tillhandahålla en nybörjarvänlig dokumentation om processerna. Dokumentationen ska kunna bidra som referensverktyg i utbildningssyfte, där användaren kan genom nybörjarvänliga guider följa processen steg-för-steg från CAD-modell i SolidWorks till skapandet av robotbanor via 3D-printerprogrammet Slic3r och genom simuleringsprogrammen RoboDK och MotoSim utföra OLP som leder till simulering av additiv tillverkning. Tillvägagångssättet som tagits fram i denna studie valideras även genom automatiserad additiv tillverkning i verklig robotcell. Olika problem och idéer kring framtida forskning tas även upp i denna studie för att kunna utveckla och optimera processen. / In order for industries to stay technically up-to-date, it is necessary that students, who eventually become staff, receive education that strives for modernization. An important part of modernization today is automation via, for example, automated additive manufacturing and off-line programming (OLP), both of which have great potential, not least in the manufacturing industry. Unfortunately, there is a lack of documentation on how this process goes step by step to the finished product, so this study aims to try to cover this knowledge gap by providing a beginner-friendly documentation on the processes. The documentation should be able to contribute as a reference tool for educational purposes, where the user can through beginner-friendly guides follow the process step-by-step from CAD model in SolidWorks to the creation of robot paths via the 3D printer program Slic3r and through the simulation programs RoboDK and MotoSim perform OLP leading to simulation of additive manufacturing. The approach developed in this study is also validated through automated additive manufacturing in real robot cells. Various problems and ideas about future research are also addressed in this study in order to be able to develop and optimize the process.