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Gibson, Ian

Additive manufacturing technologies : 3D printing rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing / [electronic resource] Ian Gibson, David Rosen, Brent Stucker - Second edition - New York : Springer, 2015 - 1 online resource (xxi, 498 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index

Introduction and basic principles -- Development of AM technology -- Generalized AM process chain -- Photopolymerisation processes -- Powder bed fusion processes -- Extrusion based systems -- Printing processes -- Sheet lamination processes -- Beam deposition processes -- Direct write technologies -- Low-cost AM technologies -- Guidelines for process selection -- Post-processing -- Software issues for AM -- AM Standards -- Multiple materials in AM -- Direct Digital Manufacturing -- Design for AM -- Rapid tooling -- Medical applications for AM -- Aerospace applications for AM -- Automotive applications for AM -- Business opportunities and future directions

ISBN: 9781493921133 (E-book)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
ENGINEERING DESIGN
ENGINEERING
MACHINERY
NANOTECHNOLOGY
RAPID PROTOTYPING
MANUFACTURING, MACHINES, TOOLS

LC Class. No.: TA 174 / G52A 2015