Manufacturing Systems and Processes

  1. Additive Manufacturing
    1. Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing
      1. Layer-by-Layer Fabrication Principle
        1. Digital Model Preparation
          1. CAD Model Requirements
            1. STL File Format
              1. Slicing Software
              2. Material Considerations
                1. Feedstock Forms
                  1. Material Properties
                2. Vat Photopolymerization
                  1. Stereolithography
                    1. Process Principles
                      1. Equipment Components
                        1. Materials
                        2. Digital Light Processing
                          1. Process Differences from SLA
                        3. Powder Bed Fusion
                          1. Selective Laser Sintering
                            1. Process Parameters
                              1. Polymer Materials
                              2. Selective Laser Melting
                                1. Metal Powder Processing
                                  1. Process Control
                                  2. Electron Beam Melting
                                    1. Vacuum Environment
                                      1. Titanium Processing
                                    2. Material Extrusion
                                      1. Fused Deposition Modeling
                                        1. Thermoplastic Processing
                                          1. Support Material
                                          2. Material Selection
                                            1. PLA
                                              1. ABS
                                                1. PETG
                                                  1. Engineering Plastics
                                                2. Material Jetting
                                                  1. Inkjet Printing Principles
                                                    1. Photopolymer Jetting
                                                      1. Multi-Material Printing
                                                        1. Support Material Removal
                                                        2. Binder Jetting
                                                          1. Binder Application Methods
                                                            1. Post-Processing Requirements
                                                              1. Curing
                                                                1. Infiltration
                                                                  1. Sintering
                                                                2. Directed Energy Deposition
                                                                  1. Laser-Based Deposition
                                                                    1. Powder Feed Systems
                                                                      1. Wire Feed Systems
                                                                      2. Electron Beam Deposition
                                                                        1. Applications in Repair
                                                                        2. Design for Additive Manufacturing
                                                                          1. Design Guidelines
                                                                            1. Topology Optimization
                                                                              1. Support Structure Design
                                                                                1. Design Constraints
                                                                                  1. Overhangs
                                                                                    1. Minimum Feature Size
                                                                                      1. Surface Finish
                                                                                    2. Post-Processing
                                                                                      1. Support Removal
                                                                                        1. Surface Finishing
                                                                                          1. Heat Treatment
                                                                                            1. Machining Operations

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