America Makes (NAMII) Partnership with ASM International for Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing Materials

America Makes (formerly NAMII) partnership with ASM International, offering the course: Fundamentals of Additive Manufacturing Materials.

Instructor: Howard Kuhn, Ph.D.
December 10-11, 2013
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Location
AMERICA MAKES Center
236 Boardman Street
Youngstown, OH, 44503 (USA)

Additive manufacturing (AM) encompasses an array of rapidly growing technologies that is revolutionizing the design and manufacture of products for transportation, medical, energy, electronics and consumer use.  In support of the growth of these technologies, this course introduces attendees to the full range of AM processes, the materials used in those processes, design flexibility and limitations, and typical applications.  A major focus of the course is the material structures and properties generated by the various processes, as well as the mechanical resolution and accuracy of parts and components produced by AM.  Details will be given on the sequence of steps in AM production: CAD preparation, process planning, setup, equipment control, post processing and surface finishing.

Discussion and examples will provide insights on application of the basic information to product design, material and process selection, and economic and business aspects of AM.  In addition, descriptions and examples will be given on the use of AM for production of tooling to expedite conventional manufacturing processes.  Demonstrations and hands-on experience will be carried out at the laboratories of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute in Youngstown, OH.

“We are very excited about this partnership and look forward to partnering with other associations to develop a materials for additive manufacturing curriculum starting in 2014” – Thom Passek, Managing Director of ASM International.

Who Should Attend
This course is intended for engineers, technicians, and managers interested in understanding the essential features of AM, evaluating the technologies for their industries, and applying AM in their product development projects.

Learning Objectives

• Learn the fundamental concepts and terminology of AM
• How to develop CAD input
• Understand the basic mechanical and material mechanisms in AM production of parts and components
• Describe the material structures and properties resulting from these mechanisms
• Learn the design flexibility afforded by AM in comparison to conventional processes
• Understand the limitations of AM
• Describe the steps in setup and post processing of parts and components
• Select materials and processes appropriate for specific applications
• Carry out cost and time estimates
• Understand the application of AM to production of tooling in support of conventional manufacturing processes
• Recognize the future directions of AM and opportunities for new approaches to product development

Course Outline

1. Overview and historical development of AM
2. Common characteristics of AM processes and equipment
3. Generation of CAD input
4. General setup of AM processes
5. Features of specific AM processes:
   a. Powder bed fusion
   b. Directed energy deposition
   c. Extrusion
   d. Polymerization
   e. Material jetting
   f.  Binder jetting
   g. Lamination
6. Microstructures and properties generated by the various material processes
7. Design flexibility and limitations of AM
8. Design innovations afforded by AM
9. Resolution and accuracy
10. Use of AM for production of casting sand molds, investment casting patterns, and injection molding tooling
11. Process modeling
12. Production time and cost calculations
13. Lifecycle costs
14. Emerging standards for AM
15.  Current and emerging applications

To register for the course, go here.