What is Material Jetting?
Material Jetting (MJ) is one of the 7 types of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies in which droplets of build and support...
Binder Jetting (BJ) is one of seven Additive Manufacturing techniques in which a binding liquid is selectively deposited to join powder material together to...
Directed Energy Deposition (DED) forms 3D objects by melting material as it is being deposited using focused thermal energy such as laser, electron beam or plasma arc. Both the energy source and the material feed nozzle are manipulated using a gantry system or robotic arm.
What is Material extrusion?
Material extrusion is an additive manufacturing technique which uses continuous filament of thermoplastic or composite material to construct 3D parts. The...
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)Â is the leading additive method for making metal prototypes. It is similar to selective laser sintering of plastic resin, but...
Although Additive manufacturing processes vary with the different technology it uses to create the 3D parts, each broadly follows these common steps in the...
Acronyms, Abbreviations & Glossary of Additive manufacturing
Additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing is an exciting technology and is rapidly growing in popularity due...
Figure 1. S1000RR sports bike chassis & swingarm (source:visordown)
At its digital day in Mallorca, BMW boasted its S1000RR sports bike chassis made out of...
How does Additive Manufacturing work?
Additive manufacturing (AM), sometimes referred to as rapid prototyping or 3D printing are technologies that use successive layers of material...
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When combined with each other, 3D printing, a latest manufacturing technique and investment casting, an oldest metal forming technique, can...
Process in which molten metal is poured into a mould that contains a hollow cavity of a desired shape and allowed to cool down to form a solidified part.
