© 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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This is the oldest 3D printing technology (Additive Manufacturing) that exists. It basically consists of a liquid photopolymer in a vat, that selectively is harden or cured layer by layer, by the action of a laser or a light that activates the polymerization process.
There are two processes that use this technology: SLA (Stereolithography), DLP (Digital Light Processing).
Liquid photopolymer in a vat is selectively cured by light-activated polymerisation.
Source: Tknika (Metals Project)