A Practical Guide to Design for Additive Manufacturing

• Main Authors: Diegel, Olaf (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Nordin, Axel (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Motte, Damien (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing,
• Subjects: Engineering design.; Manufactures.; Nanotechnology.; Engineering Design.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes.

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 c...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to Additive Manufacturing
• Additive Manufacturing Technologies
• DfAM Strategic Design Considerations
• Computational Tools for Design Analysis and Optimization of AM Parts
• Guidelines for Part Consolidation
• Guidelines for AM Tooling Design
• Design for Polymer AM
• Polymer Design Guidelines
• Design for Metal AM
• Metal AM Guidelines
• Other AM Considerations
• Post-Processing
• The Future of Additive Manufacturing.