From Rapid Prototyping to Rapid Manufacturing — An Industrial and Academic Perspective

• Main Authors: Dimitrov, D, Becker, T., Bezuidenhout, M., Hugo, P.
• Other Authors: Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2014)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: 3D Printing; Selective Laser Melting
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84256; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41654
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Using 3D Printing and Selective Laser Melting as representatives for the whole bunch of additive technologies the aim of this paper is to give a snap shot of its current state. Based on a brief analysis of their main characteristics the progress of this most innovative class manufacturing processes...