Additive Manufacturing (AM)

Selective laser sintering uses a laser to melt and fuse fine polymer particles of material to create 3D objects.

Direct metal laser sintering is an AM technique that involves melting and fusing layers of metallic powder to create a 3D object.

Additive manufacturing technology or 3D printing is type of technology that uses successive layers of material to create 3D objects

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

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 is AM technology that produces 3D objects by curing photopolymer liquid resin using light waves.

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 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 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 forms parts by melting material as it is being deposited using laser, electron beam or plasma arc

Additive manufacturing, known as 3D printing is an exciting technology and is rapidly growing in popularity due to 3D printers becoming more affordable

In the Material Extrusion, plastic filament is fed through a heated extruding nozzle and deposited onto the build platform layer by layer