additive manufacturing
noun[U]
uk/ˌæd.ɪ.tɪv mæn.jəˈfæk.tʃə.rɪŋ/us/ˌæd.ə.t̬ɪv ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃɚ.ɪŋ/technologiessuch as3-Dprintingthat usecomputersandlasers(=narrow,powerfulbeamsoflight)tocreatethree-dimensional(=solid)objectsbyaddinglayersofmaterialone ontopof another:
High-strengthmetalalloyscan beproducedbylaseradditivemanufacturing.
3Dprintersaregenerallyfaster, moreaffordable, andeasierto use than otheradditivemanufacturingtechnologies.
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- Medical,energygeneration, andelectronicsindustrieshave all usedadditivemanufacturingtodrivenewmanufacturingtechniques.
- Theydiscusstheinnovativenatureofadditivemanufacturinganditsmany andbroadapplications.
- Although theterm“3Dprinting” is often used as asynonymfor alladditivemanufacturingprocesses, there are severalindividualprocesseswhichvaryintheirmethod.
Industry & industrial processes
- biomanufacturing
- carding
- cleantech
- compression moulding
- die cutting
- injection moulding
- inter-industry
- just-in-time
- light industry
- machine carding
- non-industry
- non-technical
- prebuilt
- prefabricated
- prefabrication
- synthetic
- synthetically
- vitrification
- vulcanized
- well built
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