A review on 3D micro-additive manufacturing technologies
A review on 3D micro-additive manufacturing technologies
New microproducts need the utilization of a diversity of materials and have complicated three-dimensional (3D) microstructures with high aspect ratios. To date, many micromanufacturing processes have been developed but specific class of such processes are applicable for fabrication of functional and true 3D microcomponents/assemblies. The aptitude to process a broad range of materials and the ability to fabricate functional and geometrically complicated 3D microstructures provides the additive manufacturing (AM) processes some profits over traditional methods, such as lithography-based or micromachining approaches investigated widely in the past. In this paper, 3D micro-AM processes have been classified into three main groups, including scalable micro-AM systems, 3D direct writing, and hybrid processes, and the key processes have been reviewed comprehensively. Principle and recent progress of each 3D micro-AM process has been described, and the advantages and disadvantages of each process have been presented.
additive manufacturing (am), direct writing (dw), microelectromechanical systems (mems), rapid micromanufacturing
1721-1754
Vaezi, Mohammad
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Seitz, Hermann
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Yang, Shoufeng
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July 2013
Vaezi, Mohammad
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Seitz, Hermann
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Yang, Shoufeng
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Vaezi, Mohammad, Seitz, Hermann and Yang, Shoufeng
(2013)
A review on 3D micro-additive manufacturing technologies.
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 67 (5-8), .
(doi:10.1007/s00170-012-4605-2).
Abstract
New microproducts need the utilization of a diversity of materials and have complicated three-dimensional (3D) microstructures with high aspect ratios. To date, many micromanufacturing processes have been developed but specific class of such processes are applicable for fabrication of functional and true 3D microcomponents/assemblies. The aptitude to process a broad range of materials and the ability to fabricate functional and geometrically complicated 3D microstructures provides the additive manufacturing (AM) processes some profits over traditional methods, such as lithography-based or micromachining approaches investigated widely in the past. In this paper, 3D micro-AM processes have been classified into three main groups, including scalable micro-AM systems, 3D direct writing, and hybrid processes, and the key processes have been reviewed comprehensively. Principle and recent progress of each 3D micro-AM process has been described, and the advantages and disadvantages of each process have been presented.
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Published date: July 2013
Keywords:
additive manufacturing (am), direct writing (dw), microelectromechanical systems (mems), rapid micromanufacturing
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Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358906
ISSN: 0268-3768
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