From Additive Manufacturing to 3D/4D Printing 1 : From Concepts to Achievements.

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Dedication -- Title -- Copyright -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- I.1. Introduction -- I.2. Historical reminder of 2D1/2 processes [AND 15, AND 16, LAV 15] -- I.3. Framing the application market -- I.4. A transition to "acceptance" -- I.5. Societal impact of additive manufacturing -- Bibliography -- PART 1: From Spectacular Applications to the Economic Market of Additive Manufacturing -- Introduction to Part 1 -- 1 Some Significant Examples -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Maritime, military, aerial and spatial applications -- 1.3. Conception: art and new domestic applicative niches -- 1.4. Mechanical parts -- 1.5. Land transport -- 1.6. The question of spare parts -- 1.7. Toys for the young and the "not-so-young" -- 1.8. "Traditional" medical applications -- 1.9. Animation -- 1.10. Scientific applications -- 1.11. Nanometric origami -- 1.12. Conclusion -- 1.13. Bibliography -- 2 Integration of Additive Manufacturing Technologies into Society -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Markets and application domains of 3D printing -- 2.3. Growth dynamics -- 2.4. Studies on the dynamic of growth -- 2.5. Toward a certain stabilization: The dynamics of innovation -- 2.6. Conclusion -- 2.7. Bibliography -- PART 2: 3D Processes -- Introduction to Part 2 -- 3 Processes, Machines and Materials -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Stereolithography -- 3.3. Process of wire fusion -- 3.4. Sheet or powder gluing process -- 3.5. Powder fusion/sintering -- 3.6. Conclusion -- 3.7. Bibliography -- Conclusion -- Index -- End User License Agreement.

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