TY - BOOK AU - Gibson Ritchie,Ian AU - Rosen,David AU - Stucker,Brent TI - Additive manufacturing technologies: 3D printing, rapid prototyping and direct digital manufacturing SN - 9781493921126 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - Springer KW - Producción KW - Planificación KW - Procesos de fabricación KW - Automatización KW - Impresoras 3D N1 - Índice; Bibliografía N2 - This book covers in detail the various aspects of joining materials to form parts. A conceptual overview of rapid prototyping and layered manufacturing is given,Â{u08A5}ginning with the fundamentals so that readers can get up to speed quickly. Unusual and emerging applications such as micro-scale manufacturing, medical applications, aerospace, and rapid manufacturing are also discussed. This book provides a comprehensive overview of rapid prototyping technologies as well as support technologies such as software systems, vacuum casting, investment casting, plating, infiltration and other systems.This book also:Reflects recent developments and trends and adheres to the ASTM, SI, and other standardsIncludes chapters on automotive technology, aerospace technology and low-cost AM technologies Provides a broad range of technical questions to ensure comprehensive understanding of the concepts covered ER -