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Selective laser sintering
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique that uses a laser as the power source to sinter…
Selective laser melting
Selective laser melting (SLM) or direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) is a rapid prototyping, 3D printing, or additive manufacturing (AM)…
Electron-beam additive manufacturing
Electron-beam additive manufacturing, or electron-beam melting (EBM) is a type of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, for metal parts. The…
Powder bed and inkjet head 3D printing
Powder bed and inkjet 3D printing, known variously as "binder jetting" and "drop-on-powder" – or simply "3D printing" (3DP) –…
Robocasting
Robocasting or Direct Ink Writing (DIW) is an additive manufacturing technique in which a filament of a paste (known as…
Fused filament fabrication
Fused filament fabrication (FFF) is a 3D printing process that uses a continuous filament of a thermoplastic material. This is…
Solid ground curing
Solid ground curing (SGC) is a photo-polymer-based additive manufacturing (or 3D printing) technology used for producing models, prototypes, patterns, and…
Continuous Liquid Interface Production
Continuous Liquid Interface Production (CLIP; originally Continuous Liquid Interphase Printing) is a proprietary method of 3D printing that uses photo…
Stereolithography
Stereolithography (SLA or SL; also known as stereolithography apparatus, optical fabrication, photo-solidification, or resin printing) is a form of 3D…
3D printing
3D printing is any of various processes in which material is joined or solidified under computer control to create a…