ABSTRACT
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a technology that is rapidly developing and being integrated into manufacturing and our day-to-day lives. Many people have heard of its emergence into the commercial world, though it has been labeled by different names, such as three-dimensional (3D) printing, rapid prototyping (RP), layered manufacturing (LM), and solid freeform fabrication (SFF). Conceptually, AM is an approach where 3D designs
CONTENTS
1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................1 1.2 History of AM ........................................................................................................................2
