Exercise_01 AM THGA

A thermoplastic material is melted and deposited through a heated nozzle. To what kind of AM-process belong this description?

• Multijet modelling

• 3D-printing

• Selective Laser Melting

• Laser Metal Deposition

What kind of raw-materials are available for AM?

• Polymers

• Saturated gas

• Metals

• Ceramics

What kind of information provides the Gartner hype cycle?

• Money

• Visibilty over time

• Alternative production methods

• Polymer vs metals

Artistical point of design:

• Appearance

• Emotion

• Properties

• Impression

Technical point of design:

• Appearance

• Functional need

• Specification

• Properties

Advantages of design-freedom:

• Combination of parts

• No limits due to commercial material shape constraints

• Part orientation and properties

• Price of material

Disadvantages of design-freedom:

• Price of materials

• Limitation of building volume

• Various AM-processes for polymer and metals

• Headache