Design and Applications of Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing

• Other Authors: Salmi, Mika (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; additive manufacturing; modular design; design-for-manufacturability; design optimization; part consolidation; product re-design; topology optimization; design for additive manufacturing; 3D printing; aerospace; full-life cycle manufacturing flow; airfoil; carbon fiber tubes; telescoping spars; chevrons; porous scaffold design; tetrahedral implicit surface modeling; triply periodic minimal surface; selective laser melting (SLM); Ti6Al4V; structure-property relationship; microstructure; Hall-Petch relationship; n/a
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Additive manufacturing (AM), more commonly known as 3D printing, has grown trememdously in recent years. It has shown its potential uses in the medical, automotive, aerospace, and spare part sectors. Personal manufacturing, complex and optimized parts, short series manufacturing, and local on-demand manufacturing are just some of its current benefits. The development of new materials and equipment has opened up new application possibilities, and equipment is quicker and cheaper to use when utilizing the new materials launched by vendors and material developers. AM has become more critical for the industry but also for academics. Since AM offers more design freedom than any other manufacturing process, it provides designers with the challenge of designing better and more efficient products.