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A Practical Guide to Design for Additive Manufacturing 1st ed. 2019 Edition
Author(s): Olaf Diegel (Author), Axel Nordin (Author), Damien Motte (Author)
- Publisher: Springer
- Publication Date: 14 Aug. 2020
- Edition: 1st ed. 2019
- Language: English
- Print length: 246 pages
- ISBN-10: 9811382832
- ISBN-13: 9789811382833
Book Description
This book provides a wealth of practical guidance on how to design parts to gain the maximum benefit from what additive manufacturing (AM) can offer. It begins by describing the main AM technologies and their respective advantages and disadvantages. It then examines strategic considerations in the context of designing for additive manufacturing (DfAM), such as designing to avoid anisotropy, designing to minimize print time, and post-processing, before discussing the economics of AM.
The following chapters dive deeper into computational tools for design analysis and the optimization of AM parts, part consolidation, and tooling applications. They are followed by an in-depth chapter on designing for polymer AM and applicable design guidelines, and a chapter on designing for metal AM and its corresponding design guidelines. These chapters also address health and safety, certification and quality aspects. A dedicated chapter covers the multiple post-processing methods for AM, offering the reader practical guidance on how to get their parts from the AM machine into a shape that is ready to use. The book’s final chapter outlines future applications of AM.
The main benefit of the book is its highly practical approach: it provides directly applicable, “hands-on” information and insights to help readers adopt AM in their industry
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This book provides a wealth of practical guidance on how to design parts to gain the maximum benefit from what additive manufacturing (AM) can offer. It begins by describing the main AM technologies and their respective advantages and disadvantages. It then examines strategic considerations in the context of designing for additive manufacturing (DfAM), such as designing to avoid anisotropy, designing to minimize print time, and post-processing, before discussing the economics of AM.
The following chapters dive deeper into computational tools for design analysis and the optimization of AM parts, part consolidation, and tooling applications. They are followed by an in-depth chapter on designing for polymer AM and applicable design guidelines, and a chapter on designing for metal AM and its corresponding design guidelines. These chapters also address health and safety, certification and quality aspects. A dedicated chapter covers the multiple post-processing methods for AM, offering the reader practical guidance on how to get their parts from the AM machine into a shape that is ready to use. The book’s final chapter outlines future applications of AM.
The main benefit of the book is its highly practical approach: it provides directly applicable, “hands-on” information and insights to help readers adopt AM in their industry
About the Author
Axel Nordin holds an M. Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Lund University, Sweden, and a Ph.D. of Engineering from the division of Machine Design. He has participated in several government funded research projects. His work is mainly concerned with studying aspects of integrating complex morphologies into bespoke products, such as computational, manufacturing, structural, and usability challenges, as well as in topology optimisation and generative design, and how these can be applied in the field of design for additive manufacturing.
Damien Motte is an associate professor at the division of product development with the School of Engineering at Lund University, Sweden. He received a PhD from thesame division, a research master from the Industrial Engineering Laboratory at École Centrale Paris, France, and an MSc in Industrial Engineering at École des Mines d’Albi, France. His area of research focus includes alternative engineering design, design for additive manufacturing, and product development methodologies.
