Abstract
Additive manufacturing (AM) processes are a family of net-shaped manufacturing systems that are widely being used and adopted for their distinctive characteristics. Recently, AM processes have positioned themselves to be worthy of playing a role in revolutionizing manufacturing. In general, these processes promise a range of advantages, including, but not limited to, achieving unprecedented degrees of freedom in design, saving on resources and minimizing waste, and realizing higher degrees of functionality by manufacturing assemblies/devices rather than simply components, among others. In this chapter, the AM processes that are available for metal 3D printing will be reviewed and assessed. Processes such as laser powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition, material jetting, binder jetting, and sheet lamination will be explained in terms of their operational concepts, advantages, and limitations.
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