Difference between revisions of "Talk:Additive manufacturing"

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This 'discussion page' is currently used to hold notes for the development of this website (however it can still be used for discussion)

Image of rapid prototyped parts

Rapid prototyped moulds and tooling

Sintered metal parts

Selective laser melting (fully dense metal) - http://www.mcp-group.com/rpt/rpttslm.html

Change title to additive fabrication / 3D printing?

sintered sand for moulds, also direct metal tooling fabrication

Bioprinter: [1] & [2]

Ability to incorporate components during build

July 2011: Small aircraft made entirely on a laser sintering machine can fly at 100mph [3]

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 Sintered metal parts
+Selective laser melting (fully dense metal) - http://www.mcp-group.com/rpt/rpttslm.html
+http://www.rapidprototypinghomepage.com
+[http://www.desktopfactory.com Desktop factory]
+[http://www.mcp-group.com/rpt/rpttslm.html Selective laser melting]
+[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrWHwHuWrzk EBF3]
+Change title to additive fabrication / 3D printing?
+sintered sand for moulds, also direct metal tooling fabrication
+Bioprinter: [http://www.rdmag.com/New-To-Market/2009/12/New-to-Market-First-commercial-3-D-bio-printer-makes-human-tissue-and-organs/] & [http://www.economist.com/science-technology/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15543683]
+Ability to incorporate components during build
+July 2011: Small aircraft made entirely on a laser sintering machine can fly at 100mph [http://www.kurzweilai.net/worlds-first-printed-aircraft]
+== Additive fabrication advantages ==
+*Continuously varying material - Objet has already
+*Colour (Z-Corp)
+*Geometry impossible using any other process.
+*3D internal patterning
+*True multimaterial (to come)
+*Complex objects can be made as cheaply as simple ones
+*No labour