The goal of this study is to gather information and disseminate it to government decision makers and the research community on the worldwide status and trends in hybrid manufacturing R&D. The study panelists will gather information on R&D abroad useful to the U.S. government in planning its own R&D programs, and will critically analyze and compare the research in the United States with that being pursued in abroad. This information will serve the following purposes:
The solid freeform fabrication (SFF) community has learned that 2-D design
decomposition allows layered deposition of structures with increasing geometric
complexity. However, restriction to layered SFF techniques may be constraining
regarding part quality and material variety. Clearly, additive material
processes are broader than just layered processes, but even they do not include
material subtraction, assembly, and insertion of components made by other
processes. Therefore this study will focus on the broader topic of integrative
approaches to “material synthesis.”
Subtopics likely to be covered in this WTEC study include the following:
This study may also address the following non-technical issues:
Fritz B. Prinz (Chair)
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Materials Science and Engineering |
Kyle Hamerick |
Materials Science and Engineering |