Additive manufacturing is an engineering technology pertaining to the field of manufacturing, which minimises the time of production significantly and results in greater rate of production; it is considered as one of the most efficient, economical, accurate, and qualitative ways. One of the most important attributes of this technology is the features that it enables in the flexibility of the design, free of geometrical complexity, which overcomes most of the shortcomings in the existing conventional methods.
Features
This book gives an introduction and insights of all the important processes, applications, and design challenges faced by industries today.
Designed with the best diagrams which depict the idea of technology at a glance
Encompasses a wide range of the basics of conventional manufacturing processes
Designed with numerous practical examples which can make people apprehend the concept easily
Introduces the latest and eye-catching processes which are sought after in the present day industry (viz., 3D-printing, LENS, Rapid Freeze Prototyping, Ultrasonic Consolidation, Selective Laser Melting, and Direct Metal Deposition).
Discusses the key applications of the Additive Manufacturing Technology in the fields of medicine, aeronautic, and automotive
Explains direct and indirect tooling methods for castings in a cost-effective manner with reduced time for manufacturing tools
Gives greater insights of process parameter optimisation with influencing factors, the most important requirement in current industry
This book includes a licence key for our digital learning app, CENGAGE App, that provides access to Model Question Papers.
About the Author
Hari Prasad I
Hari Prasad I completed his undergraduation from JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad (Autonomous) in Metallurgical Engineering. He got his M.Tech. degree from IIT Madras in Material Science and Metallurgical Engineering. He has been working as Assistant Professor in MVJ College of engineering (Bangalore) from the past 7 years. The author possesses not only the academic experience but also very good industrial experience. His areas of interests include Welding Technology, Manufacturing Processes, Non-destructive Testing, Additive Manufacturing, Powder Metallurgy, Composite Materials, Aircraft Materials, Corrosion Engineering, Smart Materials, Nanotechnology, and Heat Treatment of Metals.
A.V. Suresh
A.V. Suresh is currently working as Senior Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at BMS Institute of Technology, Bangalore. Earlier, he worked as Dean Academics and Head of the Departmentof Industrial Engineering and Management at RV College of Engineering, Bangalore. He graduated from National Institute of Engineering, Mysore; completed his post-graduation from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore; and doctorate from Mysore University. He possesses 31 years of experience in teaching and research. His area of research interest is Design and Manufacturing.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
2. Software for Additive Manufacturing
3. Classification of Additive Manufacturing (AM) Systems
4. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
5. Selective Laser Melting (SLM)
6. Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
7. Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM)
8. Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)
9. Concept Modellers
10. Additive Manufacturing in Tooling
11. Process Optimization
12. Other Attractive AM Processes
13. Applications of Additive Manufacturing
14. Advancements in Additive Manufacturing
