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Additive Manufacturing Technologies

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  • Reflects recent developments and trends and adheres to the ASTM, SI and other standards;
  • Includes chapters on topics that span the entire AM value chain, including process selection, software, post-processing, industrial drivers for AM, and more;
  • Provides a broad range of technical questions to ensure comprehensive understanding of the concepts covered.

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
  2. Introduction and Basic Principles

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 1-21
  3. Development of Additive Manufacturing Technology

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 23-51
  4. Generalized Additive Manufacturing Process Chain

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 53-76
  5. Vat Photopolymerization

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 77-124
  6. Powder Bed Fusion

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 125-170
  7. Material Extrusion

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 171-201
  8. Material Jetting

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 203-235
  9. Binder Jetting

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 237-252
  10. Sheet Lamination

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 253-283
  11. Directed Energy Deposition

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 285-318
  12. Direct Write Technologies

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 319-345
  13. Hybrid Additive Manufacturing

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 347-366
  14. The Impact of Low-Cost AM Systems

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 367-377
  15. Materials for Additive Manufacturing

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 379-428
  16. Guidelines for Process Selection

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 429-455
  17. Post-Processing

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 457-489
  18. Software for Additive Manufacturing

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 491-524
  19. Direct Digital Manufacturing

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 525-554
  20. Design for Additive Manufacturing

    • Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani
    Pages 555-607

About this book

This textbook covers in detail digitally-driven methods for adding materials together to form parts. A conceptual overview of additive manufacturing is given, beginning with the fundamentals so that readers can get up to speed quickly. Well-established and emerging applications such as rapid prototyping, micro-scale manufacturing, medical applications, aerospace manufacturing, rapid tooling and direct digital manufacturing are also discussed. This book provides a comprehensive overview of additive manufacturing technologies as well as relevant supporting technologies such as software systems, vacuum casting, investment casting, plating, infiltration and other systems.

  • Reflects recent developments and trends and adheres to the ASTM, SI and other standards;
  • Includes chapters on topics that span the entire AM value chain, including process selection, software, post-processing, industrial drivers for AM, and more;
  • Provides a broad range of technical questions to ensure comprehensive understanding of the concepts covered.

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Design, Production and Management, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Ian Gibson

  • George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

    David Rosen

  • ANSYS, Park City, USA

    Brent Stucker

  • Deakin University, Armstrong Creek, Australia

    Mahyar Khorasani

About the authors

Professor Ian Gibson is a Professor of Industrial Design and Director of the Fraunhofer Project Centre at The University of Twente.

Professor David W. Rosen is a Professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Research Director of the Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre at the Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Dr. Brent Stucker is a Distinguished Engineer in Additive Manufacturing at ANSYS.

Dr. Mahyar Khorasani is a Vice-Chancellor Research Fellow in Additive Manufacturing at Deakin University. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Additive Manufacturing Technologies

  • Authors: Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker, Mahyar Khorasani

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56127-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56126-0Published: 11 November 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-56129-1Published: 11 November 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-56127-7Published: 10 November 2020

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XXIII, 675

  • Number of Illustrations: 62 b/w illustrations, 255 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Design, Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes, Nanotechnology

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