TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gibson,I.
AU  - Rosen,D.W.
AU  - Stucker,Brent
TI  - Additive manufacturing technologies: 3D printing, rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing 
SN  - 9781493944552
U1  - 670.4 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - London
PB  - Springer
KW  - Manufactures
KW  - Manufacturing processes
KW  - Automation
KW  - Engineering design
KW  - Production control
KW  - CAD/CAM systems
N1  - The first edition was published in 2010; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction and Basic Principles -- Development of Additive Manufacturing Technology -- Generalized Additive Manufacturing Process Chain -- Vat Photopolymerization Processes -- Powder Bed Fusion Processes -- Extrusion-Based Systems -- Material jetting -- Binder Jetting -- Sheet Lamination Processes -- Directed Energy Deposition Processes -- Direct Write Technologies -- The Impact of Low-Cost AM Systems -- Post-processing -- Software Issues for Additive Manufacturing -- Direct Digital Manufacturing -- Design for Additive Manufacturing -- Rapid Tooling -- Applications for Additive Manufacture -- Business Opportunities and Future Directions
N2  - This book covers in detail the various aspects of joining materials to form parts. A conceptual overview of rapid prototyping and layered manufacturing is given, beginning with the fundamentals so that readers can get up to speed quickly. Unusual and emerging applications such as micro-scale manufacturing, medical applications, aerospace, and rapid manufacturing are also discussed. This book provides a comprehensive overview of rapid prototyping technologies as well as support technologies such as software systems, vacuum casting, investment casting, plating, infiltration and other systems.--Provided by publisher
ER  -