Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Course objectives

This course aims providing knowledges and abilities in the field of Additive Manufacturing with regards to: - Knowledge about several technologies by means of physical and chemical processes; - Knowledge about design methods applied to the virtual model and its reparing; - Ability to manage different processes choosing suitable parameters and fabrication strategies; - Ability to plan, before the AM fabrication, post processing operation in order to comply with the design requirements; - Ability to compare additive and traditional processes in order to choose the better one for a specific case; - Ability to apply the acquired knowledges to case studies; - Ability to provide a technological transfer.

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Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
 Introduction: - Definition of Additive Manufacturing (AM) - AM as a revolution in the manufacturing systems - Applications: rapid prototyping, rapid tooling, rapid manufacturing  AM steps - Virtual model creation - Planning of the fabrication process: Computer Aided Manufacturing and support structures generation - Slicing and toolpath creation - Post processing  Integrated management of AM - AM design - Integration of the systems CAD/CAM/CAE - Tools for the toolpath planning - Computer numerical control - Toolpath planning and simulation - Toolpath strategies  AM technologies: - Tecnologie basate sulla fotopolimerazione - Material jetting technologies - Binder jetting technologies - Material extrusion technologies - Powder bed technologies - Sheet lamination technologies - Direct energy deposition technologies  AM process feasibility - Estimation of times and costs through economic and simulative models - Comparison with traditional technologies
Prerequisites
Knowledge of traditional manufacturing systems.
Books
Didactic material used during the lessons and provided by the professor.
Teaching mode
Theoretical lessons and laboratory visits.
Exam mode
The evaluation consists in a written exam composed by theoretical questions and practical exercises. The final mark depends also to the excerices developed in group during the course.
Bibliography
Additive Manufacturing Technologies 3D Printing, Rapid Prototyping, and Direct Digital Manufacturing. Gibson, Ian, Rosen, David, Stucker, Brent. 2021 Rapid Prototyping: Principles and Applications. Chee Kai Chua, Kah Fai Leong, Chu Sing Lim. 2010 Volume 10 Advances in Additive Manufacturing and Tooling. In COMPREHENSIVE MATERIALS PROCESSING. S. Hashmi, 2014
Lesson mode
Theoretical lessons and laboratory visits.
  • Lesson code10589713
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseManagement Engineering
  • CurriculumEconomia e gestione della tecnologia
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDING-IND/16
  • CFU6