Executive Editor, Additive Manufacturing Media | Co-host, The Cool Parts Show & AM Radio podcast
Do the 7 families of additive manufacturing technology still make sense? I had this conversation a while back on AM Radio with Peter Zelinski, and we concluded that there are some disconnects between the categories as they were created, and AM as it has evolved over the years since. You can listen to that conversation here (or any podcast platform--it's episode 21): https://bit.ly/45NyUlO I was reminded of that conversation looking at this infographic from Aniwaa, which illustrates the crazy diversity of 3D printing technologies. (Kudos for fitting this all in one graphic!) Sticking to just 7 categories overfills the buckets, so you really need subcategories to even begin to make sense of it. Dividing by printing mechanism is useful up to a point, but users (I think) more frequently make decisions based on materials, and other factors like build envelope size. Find the full-sized infographic here: https://lnkd.in/gPNQJNAK #3dprinting #additivemanufacturing
Dr. Tobias Gustmann
11mo
Always a great idea and big effort to put all these informationen together. Well done...even If I prefer the Polymer/Metal AM technology landscape a bit more (AMPower). Sry 🙏 With respect to LPBF and Laser-DED, a review is recommended. There is quite a mix-up (Meld, Lunovu, Odecon, RPM...LPBF? MX3D Laser x Wire??)
Paul Dockerty
11mo
Would be good if there was a sort of additive-pedia that explained all these. I was recently listening to a podcast with a guest talking about material jetting vs binder jetting and I wanted to know what the difference was. Still do. 😁
Stephen LaMarca
11mo
I think the best way to categorize additive is with an equation. The key variables being: material composition (polymer, metal, etc.), material stock type (powder, wire, pellet, sheet, resin, etc.), energy application (laser, electron beam, etc.), and energy time (time at which the energy is applied to the material throughout the process).
Matthias Hick
11mo
Nice chart! I would be happy to see selective powder deposition listed as well as a printing process for metals and ceramics (Iro3D, Grid Logic & Aerosint ).
Lysa Goodman
11mo
Excellent graphic Stephanie and appreciate that we’re included on there. Reading the comments and hearing input about this topic is great. I think the approach varies depending on someone’s knowledge - totally new to additive versus parsing out the options within the materials. Material-focused makes sense to me.
Ken Evans
11mo
Unfortunately, from a student point of view, as soon as you start categorising and trying to be "thorough" it becomes BORING! (Butterfly collections, shell collections...lifeless and stuffy.
Matteo Baldassari
11mo
but where is concr3de? 🙄 we would love to be part of it!
Jonas Galle
11mo
nice overview! Although we, ValCUN, feel a little uncomfortable with being categorized as (metal) Material Extrusion as these techniques use binders and for that reason require debinding and sintering. ValCUN's MMD technology deposits directly molten metal, so having directly the metal part coming from the buildplate without any debinding/sintering
Additive Manufacturing Executive
11moWe’ve moved to what we call the TBGA Simplified View where if you can describe 1) how you form a layer?, 2) how you apply the material? and 3) how you apply energy?, you can describe any AM process.