3D Printing - 2bot Physical Modeling Technologies, 3D Systems, Bjb Enterprises, Candyfab, Catalystex, D-Shape, Defense Distributed, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: 2BOT Physical Modeling Technologies, 3D Systems, BJB Enterprises, CandyFab, CatalystEX, D-Shape, Defense Distributed, Digital materialization, Dimension (company), Electron beam freeform fabrication, Electron beam melting, Fused deposition modeling, Laminated object manufacturing, Laser engineered net shaping, MakerBot Industries, NovoGen, Photopolymer, PLY (file format), Polyphenylsulfone, Powder bed and inkjet head 3d printing, Rapid prototyping, RepRap Project, Sanguino3 G-Code, Selective laser melting, Selective laser sintering, Shapeways, Solidscape, Stereolithography, Stereolithography (medicine), STL (file format), Stratasys, Ultrasonic consolidation. Excerpt: Additive manufacturing or 3D printing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. 3D printing is considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling (subtractive processes). A materials printer usually performs 3D printing processes using digital technology. Since the start of the twenty-first century there has been a large growth in the sales of these machines, and their price has dropped substantially. The technology is used for both prototyping and distributed manufacturing in jewelry, footwear, industrial design, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC), automotive, aerospace, dental and medical industries, education, geographic information systems, civil engineering, and many other fields. The term additive manufacturing refers to technologies that create objects through a sequential layering process. Objects that are manufactured additively can be used anywhere throughout...