About the Book:
Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies are developing impressively and are expected to bring about the next revolution. AM is gradually replacing traditional manufacturing methods in some applications because of its unique properties of customisability and versatility. This book provides a very comprehensive and updated text about different types of AM technologies, their respective advantages, shortcomings and potential applications.
3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Principles and Applications is a comprehensive textbook that takes readers inside the world of additive manufacturing. This book introduces the different types of AM technologies, categorised by liquid, solid and powder-based AM systems, the common standards, the trends in the field and many more.
Easy to understand, this book is a good introduction to anyone interested in obtaining a better understanding of AM. For people working in the industry, this book will provide information on new methods and practices, as well as recent research and development in the field. For professional readers, this book provides a comprehensive guide to distinguish between the different technologies, and will help them make better decisions regarding which technology they should use. For the general public, this book sheds some light on the fast-moving AM field.
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About the Authors:
Chua CK is the Executive Director of the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing (SC3DP) and a full professor of the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Over the last 25 years, Professor Chua has established a strong research group at NTU, pioneering and leading in computer-aided tissue engineering scaffold fabrication using various additive manufacturing (AM) techniques. He is international analysis and rapid prototyping process modeling and control for tissue engineering. His work has since extended further into AM of metals and ceramics for defence applications.
Professor Chua has published extensively with over 300 international journals and conferences, attracting over 6000 citations, and has a Hirsch index of 37 in the Web of Science. His book, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing: Principles and Applications, now in its fifth edition, is widely used in American, European and Asian Universities and is acknowledged by international academics as one of the best textbooks in the field. He is the World No. 1 Author for the area of AM and 3D Printing (or rapid prototyping as it was previously known) in the Web of Science and is the most “Highly Cited Scientist” in the world for that topic. He is the Co-Editor-inchief of the international journal, Virtual & Physical Prototyping and serves as an editorial board member of three other international journals. In 2015, he started a new journal, the International Journal of Bioprinting and is the current Chief Editor. As a dedicated educator who is passionate in training the next generation, Professor Chua is widely consulted on AM (since 1990) and has conducted more than 60 professional development courses for the industry and academia in Singapore and the world. In 2013, he was awarded the “Academic Career Award: for his contributions to AM (or3D Printing) at the 6th International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping (VRAP 2013), 1-5 October 2013, at Leiria, Portugal. Professor Chua can be contacted by e-mail at mckchua@ntu.edu.sg.
