Additive Manufacturing

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Additive manufacturing refers to technologies that produce three-dimensional objects one superfine layer at a time. They are typically defined by computer-aided-design (CAD) software which slices the desired object into layers. This informs the path of a nozzle or print head as it deposits layers of melted or partially melted materials. As these materials cool or are cured, they fuse together to form a three-dimensional object.

Additive manufacturing has many applications across engineering. Examples include the creation of weight-saving, complex geometric designs for aerospace engineering, the rapid prototyping in automotive engineering, and creating custom on-demand surgical implants in medical engineering.

This collection will highlight research within these emerging and exciting areas, but also the challenges in what remains a relatively new technology.

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

  • Additive manufacturing methods
  • Additive manufacturing technologies
  • Design in additive manufacturing technologies
  • Electromechanical and robotic systems
  • Heterogeneous design
  • Hybrid technologies in additive manufacturing
  • New material formulations and composite materials
  • Post-processing treatments
  • Product life cycles
  • Recent developments of additive manufacturing technologies
  • Simulation in additive manufacturing technologies
  • Sustainability and the environment