Intro to Additive Manufacturing

This lesson provides a brief history of additive manufacturing (AM) including a description of the ASTM F42 standard processes, basic terminology and acronyms typically used to describe AM tools, technologies and materials. You will learn the fundamentals of AM, differences between additive and subtractive manufacturing, the benefits and industrial applications of AM and preview future advanced manufacturing technologies.

  • Describe the differences between additive vs. subtractive manufacturing

  • Summarize the seven major process modalities of AM

  • Describe the basic additive manufacturing workflow

  • Summarize the types of AM processes and materials

  • List the major benefits of AM

  • Summarize the growth trends of AM

  • Introduce example applications of AM

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