Metal additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, has been in the manufacturing spotlight for some time. Its ability to offer unrivaled design freedom with a wide range of materials has made it a pivotal technology for design prototypes. More recently, metal AM has become mor...
UAM is similar to LOM but differs in the material used. Here, metal sheets are used in place of paper sheets and they are joined together by welding in place the adhesive for LOM. This technology can 3D print with metals such as aluminum, copper, steel, and titanium. As the metals don...
Metal is melted, deposited, and fused in place. This print technology is perfect for large metal products. Industry applications Automotive Additive manufacturing helps automotive manufacturers speed development, keep production lines moving, and deliver a variety of production and service parts. Additive...
“While additive manufacturing is well suited for prototyping and low-volume production,” Shuppert said, “scaling up to high-volume manufacturing can be difficult due to factors such as print speed, limited printer capacity and post-processing requirements.” ...
Wire arc additive manufacturing sinteringwhereby the material is heated without being liquified to create complex high resolution objects. Direct metal laser sintering uses metal powder whereas selective laser sintering uses a laser on thermoplastic powders so that the particles stick together. ...
Applications of Additive Manufacturing AM has transformative applications across several industries. In aerospace, AM is used to produce lightweight, complex parts with high precision, reducing material waste and enhancing fuel efficiency. Components such as engine parts, brackets, and even entire aircraft...
What is Additive Manufacturing, sometimes referred to as 3D Printing, is an industrial production technique in which digital design data is used to build up a component in layers
We also call this process ‘machining.’ Machining involves hollowing, cutting, or taking parts out of a block of something. It could be a block of, for example, plastic or metal. Additive manufacturing AM means creating 3D objects by starting with nothing and adding one superfine layer at ...
Directed Energy Deposition (DED) is a metal additive manufacturing process where an energy source – usually an Electron Beam, Laser or Arc (PAW, GTAW, TIG) – is directed toward a plate or other substrate material where it impinges with wire or powder feedstock material and melts, leaving de...
The Additive Manufacturing industry is in a state of continual evolution. As one group of processes moves towards widespread adoption, others are being introduced and refined. In such a dynamic environment, how do we define AM, and what does 'good' AM look like? This article considers the ...