How can material jetting systems be upgraded for more efficient multi-material additive manufacturing?

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

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 170-184

  Baumers, M ^a   Tuck, C ^a   Dickens, P ^a   Hague, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; DEPOSITION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; PHOTOPOLYMERS;

ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION; FUNCTIONAL DENSITY; FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURE; MULTIPLE MATERIALS; OPTICAL PATHWAYS; PROCESS MODELING; TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT; VALUE PROPOSITION;

ADDITIVES;

EID: 85047079647     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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