Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials: Laser Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Design, Technologies, and Applications

__Laser Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Design, Technologies, and Applications__ provides the latest information on this highly efficient method of layer-based manufacturing using metals, plastics, or composite materials. The technology is particularly suitable for the production of complex components with high precision for a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, and medical engineering. This book provides a comprehensive review of the technology and its range of applications. Part One looks at materials suitable for laser AM processes, with Part Two discussing design strategies for AM. Parts Three and Four review the most widely-used AM technique, powder bed fusion (PBF) and discuss other AM techniques, such as directed energy deposition, sheet lamination, jetting techniques, extrusion techniques, and vat photopolymerization. The final section explores the range of applications of laser AM. * Provides a comprehensive one-volume overview of advances in laser additive manufacturing * Presents detailed coverage of the latest techniques used for laser additive manufacturing * Reviews both established and emerging areas of application

Laser Additive Manufacturing: Materials, Design, Technologies, and Applications provides the latest information on this highly efficient method of layer-based manufacturing using metals, plastics, or composite materials. The technology is particularly suitable for the production of complex components with high precision for a range of industries, including aerospace, automotive, and medical engineering.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the technology and its range of applications. Part One looks at materials suitable for laser AM processes, with Part Two discussing design strategies for AM. Parts Three and Four review the most widely-used AM technique, powder bed fusion (PBF) and discuss other AM techniques, such as directed energy deposition, sheet lamination, jetting techniques, extrusion techniques, and vat photopolymerization. The final section explores the range of applications of laser AM.

• Provides a comprehensive one-volume overview of advances in laser additive manufacturing
• Presents detailed coverage of the latest techniques used for laser additive manufacturing
• Reviews both established and emerging areas of application

Providing the latest information on this highly efficient method of layer-based manufacturing using metals, plastics, or composite materials, this book examines materials suitable and the design strategy for laser additive manufacturing processes, and discusses the most widely-used AM technique, powder bed fusion (PBF), as well as other techniques. -- Edited summary from book