What is AM? What is AM?
What is Additive Manufacturing Process of joining materials to make objects from a 3D model Different processes Different modeling techniques/capabilities Different end-uses Different from traditional manufacturing (subtractive process) Injection molding CNC Machining Plastic Forming/Joining What is AM?
What is Additive Manufacturing Traditional (subtractive) Manufacturing: Top Down Additive Manufacturing Bottom Up (literally) What is AM?
What is Additive Manufacturing Used for Fabrication Rapid Prototyping Direct Part Production Useful when Object needed does not exist Object needed is heavily customized Object needed is difficult to obtain Used by Airlines, Healthcare, Military (and many more) What is AM?
Types of AM What is AM?
Types of Additive Manufacturing What is AM?
Types of Additive Manufacturing Stereolithography Focused UV light Transform liquid photopolymers into solid form Layer-by-layer production Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) Laser emitting infrared radiation Fuses (sinters) powder material Polymers, metals, ceramics, foundry sand, etc. What is AM?
Types of Additive Manufacturing Laser Cladding Powder sprayed through nozzle into laser Layer-by-layer production Can create very dense, homogeneous structures Laminated Object Modeling (LOM) Stack thin, pre-cut sheets One of the earliest forms of Additive Manufacturing What is AM?
Types of Additive Manufacturing Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) Stream of hot, viscous material (thin thermoplastics) Layer-by-layer production Filament is melted, deposited and then hardens Inkjet Printing (IJP) Micro-particle binder material Powder bed Micro-particles joined to powder What is AM?
Types of Additive Manufacturing Laser Metal Deposition (LMD) Metal powder melted using laser Forms a metallurgical bond Shares elements: Stereolithography and Laser Cladding Capable of processing complex metals Layer-by-layer production What is AM?
Types of Additive Manufacturing What is AM?
Materials for Additive Manufacturing Plastic Fused Deposition Modeling What is AM?
Materials for Additive Manufacturing Metals Laser Sintering What is AM?
Materials for Additive Manufacturing Sands and Powders Laser Sintering and Inkjet Printing What is AM?
Materials for Additive Manufacturing Others Ceramics, Food, Skin What is AM?