Additive manufacturing (AM), the process of joining materials to make objects from three-dimensional (3D) model data, usually layer by layer, is distinctly a different form and has many advantages over traditional manufacturing processes. Commonly known as “3D printing,” AM provides a cost-effective and time-efficient way to produce low-volume, customized products with complicated geometries and advanced material properties and functionality. As a result of the 2013 National Science Foundation (NSF) Workshop on Frontiers of Additive Manufacturing Research and Education, this paper summarizes AM's current state, future potential, gaps and needs, as well as recommendations for technology and research, university–industry collaboration and technology transfer, and education and training.
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February 2015
Technology Review
Additive Manufacturing: Current State, Future Potential, Gaps and Needs, and Recommendations
Yong Huang,
Yong Huang
1
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: yongh@ufl.edu
University of Florida
,Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail: yongh@ufl.edu
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Ming C. Leu,
Ming C. Leu
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Missouri University of Science and Technology
,Rolla, MO 65409
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Jyoti Mazumder,
Jyoti Mazumder
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan
,Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Alkan Donmez
Alkan Donmez
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
,Gaithersburg, MD 20899
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Yong Huang
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
e-mail: yongh@ufl.edu
University of Florida
,Gainesville, FL 32611
e-mail: yongh@ufl.edu
Ming C. Leu
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,
Missouri University of Science and Technology
,Rolla, MO 65409
Jyoti Mazumder
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Michigan
,Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Alkan Donmez
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
,Gaithersburg, MD 20899
1Corresponding author.
Contributed by the Manufacturing Engineering Division of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. Manuscript received April 19, 2014; final manuscript received September 22, 2014; published online November 26, 2014. Assoc. Editor: David L. Bourell.
This material is declared a work of the US Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Feb 2015, 137(1): 014001 (10 pages)
Published Online: February 1, 2015
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Received:
April 19, 2014
Revision Received:
September 22, 2014
Online:
November 26, 2014
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Huang, Y., Leu, M. C., Mazumder, J., and Donmez, A. (February 1, 2015). "Additive Manufacturing: Current State, Future Potential, Gaps and Needs, and Recommendations." ASME. J. Manuf. Sci. Eng. February 2015; 137(1): 014001. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4028725
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