Additive manufacturing: Challenges, trends, and applications

• Published in: Advances in mechanical engineering Vol. 11; no. 2
• Main Authors: Abdulhameed, Osama, Al-Ahmari, Abdulrahman, Ameen, Wadea, Mian, Syed Hammad
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.02.2019; Sage Publications Ltd; SAGE Publishing
• Subjects: Additive manufacturing; Construction costs; Identification methods; Production methods; Additive manufacturing; part orientation; subtractive manufacturing; hybrid manufacturing; cost models

Additive manufacturing is a recent trend in production processes owing to its many benefits. It can be defined as the process of producing parts through the deposition of material in a layer-by-layer fashion. It has been a topic of intense study and review by many researchers. In this work, a compre...