A Review on Process Monitoring and Control in Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 136, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Tapia, Gustavo ^a   Elwany, Alaa ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; MANUFACTURE; METALS; PROCESS MONITORING; QUALITY CONTROL;

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; HEALTHCARE SECTORS; INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; PROCESS MONITORING AND CONTROL; REAL-TIME PROCESS CONTROL; STRINGENT REQUIREMENT; TRADITIONAL MANUFACTURING;

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 84924378016     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4028540     Document Type: Review

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