3D Printing Technologies and Additive Manufacturing: Recent Advances and Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a computer-aided fabrication technology that allows the creation of a physical object from a digital model. It is the opposite of conventional, i.e., subtractive manufacturing as it relies on adding successive layers of material to build parts of any geometric shape. AM offers several advantages over traditional manufacturing. These include higher design flexibility and simplified fabrication, alongside reduced material usage and waste, for example. Today, AM has created a paradigm shift across several sectors of industry and academic research, enabling the design of more sustainable engineering components and products. Examples comprise, but are not limited to, weight-saving parts for the aerospace and automotive industry, patient-specific medical implants and new-to-market energy storage devices.

This Special Issue aims to cover recent advances and applications in the broad field of AM. Contributions, either in the form of reviews and research articles, are invited. Topics can focus on, but are not restricted to, the following:

• AM materials (e.g. multi-graded, functionally graded, active and biochemical materials);
• Technologies for 3D printing (e.g., powder bed fusion, direct energy deposition, and material jetting);
• Applications of AM (e.g., in energy storage, healthcare, and structural lightweighting);
• Topology optimization for AM (e.g., by artificial intelligence, AI);
• The experimental characterization of additively manufactured materials and components (e.g., via X-ray tomography, in-situ testing, and acoustic emission);
• The modeling and simulation of AM processes.

Dr. Gabriella Tarantino
Dr. Erfan Maleki
Guest Editors

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