ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TRAINING COURSE

Additive manufacturing is the formalized term for what used to be called rapid prototyping and what is popularly called 3D Printing. Today 3D printing is becoming an important section of manufacturing technology. This emerging method is said to create a paradigm shift in methods and pace of production. In this course, basic principles and development of additive manufacturing, generalized process chain, Vat photopolymerization, powder bed fusion, extrusion-based processes, material jetting, sheet lamination and directed energy deposition processes, direct write technologies, low cost systems, process selection guidelines, post processing and software issues, direct digital manufacturing, design for additive manufacturing, rapid tooling, applications, business opportunities and future directions of the method will be covered.

What Will You Learn in the Additive Manufacturing Training courses?

• A basic understanding of additive manufacturing Key role of Additive manufacturing in manufacturing industry, including commonly used terms, key processes, key materials, and key industries using the technology
• Benefits of Additive Manufacturing. The advantages of Additive manufacturing over the traditional (subtractive) manufacturing, casting, etc
• Additive Manufacturing Technologies. About the different AM processes per ASTM F42 specifications, including technology capabilities, limitations, and commercial & technical considerations
• Innovation vs Mitigation. How to distinguish between AM design innovation and AM design mitigation techniques
• Additive Manufacturing Design. Disruptive design techniques made possible by AM
• Justifying Additive Manufacturing. How to develop a business case for AM, including identifying business considerations and key cost drivers
• Prototyping Advantages. The benefits of AM for rapid prototyping
• Prototyping vs. Production. How to distinguish between AM for prototyping and AM for production

Course Objectives : Course will study methods used in additive manufacturing, theories governing the additive manufacturing, give information on materials, explain relations between materials to be processed and methods of additive manufacturing with introduction to common machines used for the technology and show applications and business opportunities with future directions. The students also will gain the ability to manufacture a 3D part by using some of the methods of additive manufacturing