Class Details
- Class Name:
- Overview of Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) Technologies
- Audience:
- Engineers: Mechanical, Tooling, Quality, Materials, and Process
- New Product Designers
- VP of Design and Engineering
- Management roles
- Duration:
- 2 Day Course
- Language:
- English
Learning Objectives
During this program, participants will learn how to:
- Identify current additive manufacturing technologies and primary applications
- Identify additive manufacturing processes and available material choices
- Describe the landscape of the industry and the business and economics of adopting these technologies
Outline At-a-Glance
Additive Manufacturing Overview
- Definition of additive manufacturing (AM) per ASTM International?
- Benefits of AM compared to other technologies
- General build/flow process in additive manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing Processes
- What are Additive Manufacturing processes and why use them?
- Binder jetting
- Directed energy deposition
- Material jetting
- Material extrusion
- Powder bed fusion
- Sheet lamination
- Vat photopolymerization
- Key systems & features from OEMs (3D Systems, Stratasys, EOS, etc.)
- Additive manufacturing terminology – DMLS, FDM, SLA, etc
- Additive manufacturing materials – plaster, plastics, sand, metals, etc.
- Introduction to secondary processes using additive manufacturing
- Processes and technologies enhanced through Additive Manufacturing technologies
Additive manufacturing Inputs
- Introduction to 3D Imaging, reverse engineering & inspections
- Additive manufacturing file (AMF) file format
- What to expect from CAD files
- Potential problems with bad files
- Software to fix and adjust bad files
- Outputting STL files
Design for Additive Manufacturing
- Freedom-of-design using additive manufacturing
- Design for additive manufacturing
- Select which process or technology to use
- Complexity is "free"
Business and Economics of AM
- Economics of outsourcing vs in-house
- ROI of selected systems
- Economics of concept modelers and large frame AM systems
- Additional Resources and Information
- Order parts effectively
- Purchase equipment, materials and services
- Utilization of standards for qualification
Job Roles