Additive Manufacturing Processes: Selective Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting and Binder Jetting—Selection Guidelines

• Published in: Materials Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 672
• Main Authors: Gokuldoss, Prashanth Konda, Kolla, Sri, Eckert, Jürgen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI 19.06.2017
• Subjects: Review; selective laser melting; additive manufacturing; electron beam melting

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing or rapid prototyping, is gaining increasing attention due to its ability to produce parts with added functionality and increased complexities in geometrical design, on top of the fact that it is theoretically possible to produce any shape withou...