New additive manufacturing technology based on selective metal-polymer composite formation

• Main Authors: Cunico, Marlon Wesley Machado, De Carvalho, Jonas
• Other Authors: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Progress in Additive Manufacturing (Pro-AM 2016)
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Additive Manufacturing; Selective Metal-Polymer Formation
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84351; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41786
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Although additive manufacturing technologies have been growing along the last years, new applications have been created in addition to new challenges to be overcome . For that reason, the main goal of this work is to present a new additive manufacturing technology which is based on selective metal-polymer composite formation. In this work, this brand new and innovative technology is introduced and the potential application and perspectives for this process is discussed. By the end, the benefits and disadvantages of this technologies are presented in addition to future researches and development that is needed to make this technology a new product in market.