Journal
ASSEMBLY AUTOMATION
Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 307-311Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LIMITED
DOI: 10.1108/AA-06-2013-055
Keywords
3D printing; Additive manufacturing; Applications; Printing industry; Manufacturing systems; Additives
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Purpose - This article aims to provide an introduction to 3D printing technology and its applications. Design/methodology/approach - Following an introduction, this first describes the many different 3D printing technologies and then discusses a number of existing and emerging applications. Finally, brief conclusions are drawn. Findings - This shows that 3D printing technologies have evolved rapidly in recent years and can be use with a wide range of different materials. In addition to rapid prototyping, the dominant use in the past, they are now being used in all manner of manufacturing applications in a diversity of industries. In the future 3D printing may change the way many products are developed and produced and herald an era of personal manufacturing. Originality/value - This article provides a timely review of 3D printing technology and its applications.
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