Additive Manufacturing
3D Printing for Prototyping and Manufacturing
- 1st Edition - May 13, 2016
- Imprint: Hanser
- Author: Andreas Gebhardt
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 6 9 9 0 - 5 8 2 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 5 6 9 9 0 - 5 8 3 - 8
Oriented toward the practitioner, this book presents a clear overview of additive manufacturing, going from the basics to the properties and special aspects of industrially av… Read more
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Oriented toward the practitioner, this book presents a clear overview of additive manufacturing, going from the basics to the properties and special aspects of industrially available machines. From the generation of data to the forming method, the complete process chain is shown in a practical light. In particular, the following additive manufacturing technologies are discussed extensively:
- Polymerization (e.g., stereolithography)
- Sintering and melting (e.g., laser sintering)
- Layer laminate method (e.g., laminated object manufacturing, LOM)
- Extrusion (e.g., fused deposition modeling, FDM)
- 3D printing
Applications for the production of models and prototypes (rapid prototyping), tools, tool inserts, and forms (rapid tooling) as well as end products (rapid manufacturing) are covered in detailed chapters with examples. Questions of efficiency are discussed from a strategic point of view and also from an operational perspective.
This book supports product developers and people responsible for production who face the challenges of implementing additive manufacturing not just for prototypes or one-off parts but for its increasingly important application in direct production of finished products. The method not only reduces the demands on industrial infrastructure but also opens up new perspectives in terms of decentralized production and customer inclusive individualized production (customization, cyberproduction).
- Provides the latest information on the use of additive manufacturing for the direct production of finished products
- Oriented towards the practitioner, it presents the basics of additive manufacturing, but also includes discussions of the properties and special aspects of industrially available machines
- Presents the complete process chain in a practical light, including discussions of polymerization (e.g., stereolithography), sintering and melting, and more
1. Basics, Definitions, and Application Levels2. Characteristics of the Additive Manufacturing Process3. Machines for Rapid Prototyping, Direct Tooling, and Direct Manufacturing4. Rapid Prototyping5. Rapid Tooling6. Direct Manufacturing: Rapid Manufacturing7. Safety and Environmental Protection8. Economic Aspects9. Future Rapid Prototyping Processes
- Edition: 1
- Published: May 13, 2016
- Imprint: Hanser
- Language: English
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Andreas Gebhardt
Prof. Dr. Andreas Gebhardt is managing director of the Center of Prototyping, CP (Centrum für Prototypenbau GmbH), Erkelenz, Germany. He is also professor of high-performance processing in manufacturing engineering and rapid prototyping at the University of Applied Sciences, Aachen, Germany, and guest professor at the City University, New York.
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