A dry powder material delivery device for multiple material additive manufacturing

25th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium � An Additive Manufacturing Conference, SFF 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 36-48

  Chianrabutra, S ^a   Mellor, B G ^a   Yang, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; ADDITIVES; D REGION;

2D LAYER; ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS; DRY POWDERS; LAYER BY LAYER; MULTIPLE MATERIALS; NOVEL MATERIALS; PRINTING TECHNIQUES; PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 85019655439     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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