Selective Laser Sintering
Selective laser sintering uses a laser to melt and fuse fine polymer particles of material to create 3D objects.
3D Printing
3D printing is a process that creates physical objects from digital models. In product design, 3D printing allows for rapid prototyping, enabling designers and engineers to test and refine design concepts quickly. This quick turnaround can lead to faster time-to-market for new products and improved product quality. 3D printing can also be used for low-volume production runs and the creation of custom, one-off parts. In recent years, technology has advanced to the point where it can produce end-use products with high accuracy and repeatability.
3D Printing
The fundamental principle of 3D printing is that it fabricates a 3d object directly from a 3D model by adding layer by layer of material and fusing them.
Direct metal laser sintering (DMLS)
Direct metal laser sintering is an AM technique that involves melting and fusing layers of metallic powder to create a 3D object.
Rapid prototyping
Rapid prototyping is the process of quickly creating a preliminary version of the product to evaluate the design and its functionality
Additive Manufacturing
Additive manufacturing technology or 3D printing is type of technology that uses successive layers of material to create 3D objects
Powder Bed Fusion
Powder bed fusion is an AM technique that uses either laser, thermal energy or electron beam to melt and fuse the material to form a 3D part
Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
In Electron beam melting, metal powder is melted and fused layer by layer using a high electron beam to create a 3D part.
Vat Photopolymerization
Vat Photopolymerization is AM technology that produces 3D objects by curing photopolymer liquid resin using light waves.
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
Fused deposition modeling is an additive manufacturing technology that creates 3D components using a continuous thermoplastic or composite material thread in filament form.
Material Jetting
Material Jetting is one of the 7 types of Additive manufacturing technologies in which droplets of material are selectively jetted and cured to form part
Binder Jetting
Binder Jetting is an Additive Manufacturing process in which a binding liquid is selectively deposited to join powder material together to form a 3D part
Directed Energy Deposition (DED)
Directed Energy Deposition forms parts by melting material as it is being deposited using laser, electron beam or plasma arc
Rapid prototyping process selection
5 key factors that should be considered when selecting a rapid prototyping process for NPD are Purpose, Quality, Quantity, Complexity & Cost
3D printing Acronyms & Abbreviations
Additive manufacturing, known as 3D printing is an exciting technology and is rapidly growing in popularity due to 3D printers becoming more affordable
Material Extrusion
In the Material Extrusion, plastic filament is fed through a heated extruding nozzle and deposited onto the build platform layer by layer