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1. Description of the melt-wire additive manufacturing process
As the aim of this article is not to provide an exhaustive overview of 3D printer technologies, we refer interested readers to Jelliman's book mainly dedicated to FDM 3D printers. The book by Gibson et al. goes into more detail on additive manufacturing, and as such is an important source of information on all technologies. We should also mention Barlier and Bernard's book...
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Description of the melt-wire additive manufacturing process
Bibliography
Software tools
CAD software
FreeCAD (operating systems: Windows, MacOS and Linux): free, fully customizable software.
CREO (operating system: Windows): payware, one of the market leaders specifically dedicated to additive manufacturing.
Fusion 360 (operating systems: Windows, MacOS and Linux): low-cost, pay-as-you-go software, incorporating finite element calculation...
Websites
3D Natives, the 3D printing media
MakerShop, 3D printing guide for beginners
https://www.makershop.fr/content/
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all3dp
Events
Exhibitions
3D Print Congress & Exhibition October 11-12, 2023, Parc des expositions, Porte de Versailles, Paris,
https://www.3dprint-exhibition-paris.com/
3D Print Congress & Exhibition June 4-6, 2024, Euroexpo, Lyon,
Standards and norms
- Additive manufacturing – General principles – Terminology. - NF EN ISO/ASTM 52900 - 2017
- Industrial automation systems and integration – Numerical control of machines – Program format and address word definitions – Part 1: Data format for positioning, paraxial motion control and contouring systems. - ISO 6983-1 - 2009
Patents
S. S. CRUMP. Apparatus and method for creating three-dimensional objects. U.S. Pat. US5121329A. 1989. Jun. 9, 1992.
Directory
Manufacturers – Suppliers – Distributors (non-exhaustive list)
3D printer manufacturers
Stratasys,
UltiMaker,
Prusa,
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