TY - JOUR
T1 - Additive manufacturing
T2 - Integrated fabrication of macro/microstructures
AU - Li, Dichen
AU - He, Jiankang
AU - Tian, Xiaoyong
AU - Liu, Yaxiong
AU - Zhang, Anfeng
AU - Lian, Qin
AU - Jin, Zhongmin
AU - Lu, Bingheng
PY - 2013/3/20
Y1 - 2013/3/20
N2 - Additive manufacturing(AM) is emerging as an advanced manufacturing technology based on the principles of laminated fabrication. It integrates multidisciplinary fields including information technology, novel material technology and manufacturing technology. It is currently recognized as one of the most competitive technologies in the world. Here the concept of integrated fabrication for macro/microstructures is presented based on the layer-by-layer accumulation process of AM, which exhibits unparalleled advantages over other manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of metallic, ceramic and composite material parts. It could extremely shorten the manufacturing cycle and holds the potential to stimulate the transform of manufacturing modes from mass production to personalized manufacturing. Typical applications of AM in the integrated fabrication of macro/microstructures are illustrated and discussed in light of recent progress in metallic parts with oriented crystal microstructures, photonic crystals and tissue-engineered scaffolds. In comparison with conventional manufacturing technologies, AM provides a unique solution to realize the integrated fabrication of macro/microstructures and demonstrates the future prospects of manufacturing technologies, which could provide powerful supports for the development and innovation of related disciplines and industrial fields.
AB - Additive manufacturing(AM) is emerging as an advanced manufacturing technology based on the principles of laminated fabrication. It integrates multidisciplinary fields including information technology, novel material technology and manufacturing technology. It is currently recognized as one of the most competitive technologies in the world. Here the concept of integrated fabrication for macro/microstructures is presented based on the layer-by-layer accumulation process of AM, which exhibits unparalleled advantages over other manufacturing technologies for the fabrication of metallic, ceramic and composite material parts. It could extremely shorten the manufacturing cycle and holds the potential to stimulate the transform of manufacturing modes from mass production to personalized manufacturing. Typical applications of AM in the integrated fabrication of macro/microstructures are illustrated and discussed in light of recent progress in metallic parts with oriented crystal microstructures, photonic crystals and tissue-engineered scaffolds. In comparison with conventional manufacturing technologies, AM provides a unique solution to realize the integrated fabrication of macro/microstructures and demonstrates the future prospects of manufacturing technologies, which could provide powerful supports for the development and innovation of related disciplines and industrial fields.
KW - Additive manufacturing
KW - Biofabrication
KW - Integrated fabrication of macro/microstructures
KW - Rapid prototyping
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84876068273
U2 - 10.3901/JME.2013.06.129
DO - 10.3901/JME.2013.06.129
M3 - 文章
AN - SCOPUS:84876068273
SN - 0577-6686
VL - 49
SP - 129
EP - 135
JO - Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
JF - Jixie Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering
IS - 6
ER -
