From Additive Manufacturing to 3D/4D Printing 2
Current Techniques, Improvements and their Limitations
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Electronics, Microelectronics
| Author: | Jean-Claude André | ISBN: | 9781119437376 |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | October 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-ISTE | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean-Claude André |
| ISBN: | 9781119437376 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | October 30, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-ISTE |
| Language: | English |
Additive manufacturing, which was first invented in France and then applied in the United States, is now 33 years old and represents a market of around 5 billion euros per year, with annual growth of between 20 and 30%. Today, additive manufacturing is experiencing a great amount of innovation in its processes, software, engineering and materials used. Its strength as a process has more recently allowed for the exploration of new niches, ranging from applications at nanometer and decameter scales, to others in mechanics and health. As a result, the limitations of the process have also begun to emerge, which include the quality of the tools, their cost of manufacture, the multi-material aspects, functionalities and surface conditions.
Volume 2 of this series presents the current techniques, improvements and limits of additive manufacturing, providing an up-to-date review of this process.
Additive manufacturing, which was first invented in France and then applied in the United States, is now 33 years old and represents a market of around 5 billion euros per year, with annual growth of between 20 and 30%. Today, additive manufacturing is experiencing a great amount of innovation in its processes, software, engineering and materials used. Its strength as a process has more recently allowed for the exploration of new niches, ranging from applications at nanometer and decameter scales, to others in mechanics and health. As a result, the limitations of the process have also begun to emerge, which include the quality of the tools, their cost of manufacture, the multi-material aspects, functionalities and surface conditions.
Volume 2 of this series presents the current techniques, improvements and limits of additive manufacturing, providing an up-to-date review of this process.
