Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
- Additive manufacturing (AM) works by creating objects layer by layer in a manner similar to a 2D printer with the “printed” layers stacked on top of each other. The layer-wise manufacturing nature of AM enables fabrication of freeform geometries which cannot be fabricated using conventional manufacturing methods as a one part. Depending on how each layer is created and bonded to the adjacent layers, different AM methods have been developed. In this chapter, the basic terms, common materials, and different methods of AM are described, and their potential applications are discussed.
| Author: | Miranda Fateri, Andreas GebhardtORCiD |
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| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58960-8_1 |
| ISBN: | 978-3-030-58960-8 |
| Parent Title (English): | 3D Printing of Optical Components |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| Place of publication: | Cham |
| Document Type: | Part of a Book |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2020 |
| Date of the Publication (Server): | 2020/11/26 |
| Tag: | 3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Digital manufacturing; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping |
| First Page: | 1 |
| Last Page: | 22 |
| Link: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58960-8_1 |
| Zugriffsart: | campus |
| Institutes: | FH Aachen / Fachbereich Maschinenbau und Mechatronik |
| collections: | Verlag / Springer |
