Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing

by Ian Gibson, David W. Rosen, Brent Stucker

Additive Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing deals with various aspects of joining materials to form parts. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an automated technique for direct conversion of 3D CAD data into physical objects using a variety of approaches. Manufacturers have been using these technologies in order to reduce development cycle times and get their products to the market quicker, more cost effectively, and with added value due to the incorporation of customizable features. Realizing the potential of AM applications, a large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metals for product development. Authors Ian Gibson, David W. Rosen and Brent Stucker explain these issues, as well Providing a comprehensive overview of AM technologies plus descriptions of support technologies like software systems and post-processing approaches Discussing the wide variety of new and emerging applications like micro-scale AM, medical applications, direct write electronics and Direct Digital Manufacturing of end-use components Introducing systematic solutions for process selection and design for AM Additive Manufacturing Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing is the perfect book for researchers, students, practicing engineers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturing industry professionals interested in additive manufacturing.

459 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 2009

About the author

Ian Gibson (born April 7, 1963) is a Professor of Design Engineering at the University of Twente. Gibson was selected as the scientific director of Fraunhofer Project Center at the University of Twente and is a recipient of lifetime achievement award, the Freeform and Additive Manufacturing Award. His main areas of research are in at the additive manufacturing, multi-material systems, micro-RP, Rapid Prototyping, Medical Modelling and tissue engineering.

Gibson is also an editor at the Rapid Prototyping Journal and a visiting professor at Deakin University. He has co-authored over 240 articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Reviews

[Jack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book on the current state of AM. broad enough to cover almost every topic, while being detailed enough to be useful in research applications

[Sourabh Das]

useful

[Startprototyping · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book traces the development of Rapid Prototyping Technology and its applications in the industry. The book includes many informative case studies to help the reader understand how RP is actually being used in the industry. This will help the reader select the best system to use for his particular application. You can learn lot of info about Rapid Prototyping Technology from here: https://www.startprototyping.com/