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Overview of 3D Printing Technologies

I recently bought a 3D printer for some SolidWorks 2023 models I have been working on. I was reading through the applications of SolidWorks but was struggling to motivate myself to read through the overview of 3D printing technologies. I was therefore thrilled to find this series on Material Science in Additive Manufacturing: Basics. These are the technologies I reviewed (with the first two videos embedded at the end of this post):

1. Episode 5: Process Principle of Vat Photopolymerization (VP, SLA, DLP) – YouTube
2. Episode 10: Process Prinicple of Polymer Powder Bed Fusion (SLS) – YouTube
3. Episode 16: Process Princple of Material Extrusion (FDM, FFF) – YouTube
4. Episode 21: Process Princple of Binder Jetting – YouTube
5. Episode 19: Process Princple of Material Jetting (MJ, DOD) – YouTube
6. Episode 23: Process Prinicple of Sheet Lamination (LOM) – YouTube
7. Episode 25: Process Principle of Directed Energy Deposition (LENS, EBAM) – YouTube

This overview in the book is also the first time I have read about the STL file format. See STL files explained | Learn about the STL file format | Adobe.