Additive Manufacturing Technologies: An Overview about 3D Printing Methods and Future Prospects

• Published in: Complexity (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 30
• Main Authors: Espinosa, María del Mar, Domínguez, Iris A., Romero, L., Jiménez, Mariano, Domínguez, Manuel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2019; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: 3-D printers; 3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Automation; Business competition; Complexity; Coordination compounds; Decision making; Evolution; Filler materials; Innovations; Inventors; Laser sintering; Production methods; Rapid prototyping; Solids; Structural design; Three dimensional printing; Weight reduction; Spain; Massachusetts

The use of conventional manufacturing methods is mainly limited by the size of the production run and the geometrical complexity of the component, and as a result we are occasionally forced to use processes and tools that increase the final cost of the element being produced. Additive manufacturing...