Direct Additive Manufacturing of 3D printed products
The following Table summarizes the existing and the innovative direct additive manufacturing/production processes where SLA,DLP, LCD and Inkjet 3D printing technologies are used:
Direct Additive Manufacturing AM of 3D printed products
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3Dresin |
Process |
Product |
Properties |
Benefits |
Limitations |
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Direct AM |
3D resin objects, optionally filled with functional additives, ceramics, metals, polymers, and exotic materials |
Properties of cured resins/polymers with extra performance provided by additives, ceramics, metals, polymers, and exotic materials |
Cost effective direct production for short runs of 3D printed materials |
Cost effective only for short run productions | |
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Direct printing of sintering ceramics, metals, polymers, and exotic materials |
Resin printing, debinding & sintering of ceramics, metals, polymers, and exotic materials |
Sintered ceramics, metals, polymers, and exotic materials |
Properties of sintered technical ceramics, metals, polymers
|
Direct production of short runs of pure ceramic objects
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Expensive printers, difficult tuning, slower debinding, smaller feature sizes (max.1-3 mm), more microcracking during debinding than Indirect production |
