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Additive Manufacturing

Category:
The Design Exchange
Type:
Method
Synonyms:
3D printing, additive fabrication, direct digital manufacturing, freeform fabrication, solid freeform fabrication, rapid manufacturing, and rapid prototyping
People:
1 User(s),   1 Collaborator(s)
Characteristic:

Build      Fidelity: High, Fidelity: Low, Fidelity: Medium, Offering format: Physical offering, Product or service: Either, Prototyping format: Tangible, Purpose: Demonstrate, Purpose: Experiment, Purpose: Validate, Stage of process: Mock-up, Stage of process: Operational, Stage of process: Production

Date:
February 21, 2017
Summary:
According to the ISO/ASTM 52900 standard, Additive Manufacturing (AM) is the process of joining materials to make parts from 3D model data. In comparison to conventional subtractive and formative fabrication techniques, the ability of AM to make parts by adding and joining materials layer upon...

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