© 2018 TKNIKA, IMH, Gipuzkoa, Spain | Nachwuchsstiftung Maschinenbau gGmbH, Bielefeld, Germany
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Additive Manufacturing - background |
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 | Additive Manufacturing process flow |
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 | Additive Manufacturing for metals |
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Additive Manufacturing processes |
Benefits and impacts of Additive Manufacturing |
 | Benefits and impacts of Additive Manufaturing |
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 | Consumer goods and electronics sector |
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Challenges and opportunites |
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 | Standardisation, regulation, qualification and certification |
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Source: Tknika (Metals Project)
Material Jetting is a process in which droplets of build material are selectively deposited onto a build bed to develop a three-dimensional object.
This injection printing process, creates objects in a method similar to a two-dimensional inkjet printer.
The material is injected onto the surface, where it solidifies and the model is built layer by layer. The material is deposited from a nozzle that moves horizontally through the construction platform.
The layers of material cure or harden with ultraviolet (UV) light.
As material must be deposited as drops,
the number of materials available for use
is limited. Polymers and waxes are suitable
and commonly used materials, owing to their
viscous nature and the ability to form droplets.
Droplets of build material are selectively deposited