Breaking barriers inpolymer additive manufacturing

Lonnie J. Love, Chad E. Duty, Brian K. Post, Randall F. Lind, Peter D. Lloyd, Vlastimil Kunc, Craig A. Blue

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Abstract

Additive Manufacturing (AM) enables the creation of complex structures directly from a computer-aided design (CAD). There are limitations that prevent the technology from realizing its full potential. AM has been criticized for being slow and expensive with limited build size. Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has developed a large scale AM system that improves upon each of these areas by more than an order of magnitude. The Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) system directly converts low cost pellets into a large, three-dimensional part at a rate exceeding 25 kg/h. By breaking these traditional barriers, it is possible for polymer AM to penetrate new manufacturing markets.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSAMPE Baltimore 2015 Conference and Exhibition
PublisherSoc. for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering
ISBN (Electronic)9781934551196
StatePublished - 2015
EventSAMPE Baltimore 2015 Conference and Exhibition - Baltimore, United States
Duration: May 18 2015May 21 2015

Publication series

NameInternational SAMPE Technical Conference
Volume2015-January

Conference

ConferenceSAMPE Baltimore 2015 Conference and Exhibition
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBaltimore
Period05/18/1505/21/15

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