Additive manufacturing for designers : a primer

• Main Authors: Elliott, Amy (Author), Waters, Cynthia (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Warrendale, Pennsylvania, USA : SAE International, 2019.
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing.; Three-dimensional printing.; Manufacturing processes > Automation.; Materials > Technological innovations.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781523124183; 1523124180; 9780768094121; 0768094127
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (ix, 79 pages) : illustrations (some colour)

Discusses the topics needed for designers to gain a holistic understanding of the micro and macro components of the world of AM, or 3D printing. The book offers a brief history of AM, a discussion of the difference between rapid prototyping and AM, and standard terminology for each type of AM techno...