Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing: Principles, Technologies, and Applications

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a manufacturing process that has emerged as a viable technology for the production of engineering components.The aspects associated with additive manufacturing, such as less material wastage, ease of manufacturing, less human involvement, fewer tool and fixture requirements, and less post-processing, make the process sustainable for industrial use.Further, this new technology has led to highly optimized product characteristics and functional aspects.This textbook introduces the basics of this new additive manufacturing technology to individuals who will be involved in the grand spectrum of manufacturing finished products. Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing Technology: Principles, Technologies, and Applications provides knowledge and insight into various aspects of AM and deals with the basics, categories, materials, tooling, and equipment used.It presents a classified and complete description of the most common and recently developed additive manufact