AppliedAM is an independent publication for the additive manufacturing community. We publish original research, industry applications, and real-world case studies from the people actually doing the work.
Our goal is straightforward - give inventors, manufacturers, and practitioners a credible place to share what they have learned, and give the wider AM community a reliable source of practical knowledge.
Learn more about AppliedAM →Generative design software doesn't sculpt parts the way a person would - it grows them from a set of rules, and understanding that difference explains both the organic shapes and the odd surprises engineers run into.
Binder jetting and vat photopolymerization both start a ceramic part well short of full density, and a maturing toolkit of powder packing, isostatic pressing, and sintering control is closing that gap layer by layer.
Thermal simulation software now models an FDM print layer by layer as it cools, catching the warping a part will develop before it's ever extruded. Recent research shows both classic finite-element models and newer machine-learning hybrids are closing the gap between predicted and measured distortion.
The choice between 3D printing and conventional manufacturing methods like injection molding or machining comes down to a specific volume threshold, and recent cost modeling shows exactly where that threshold sits and why it keeps shifting.
Grad student and AM professional Ayman Ahdy is using rare access to wire laser metal deposition equipment to study bimetallic printing, joining mild steel and stainless steel for cheaper, corrosion-resistant marine parts.
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