3D printing technology and its diverse applications

"The story of 3D printing--or additive manufacturing--was initiated as a “rapid prototype development” tool, which is one of its major applications, and which led to advanced 3D printing technology in the application of a wide range of diverse fields, such as manufacturing, medicine, architecture, and custom art and design, and the list goes on. This new volume, 3D Printing Technology and Its Diverse Applications, explores the exciting and diverse applications of three-dimensional printing in a variety of industries, including food processing, environmental sciences, biotechnology, medical devices, energy storage, civil engineering, textiles and fashion industry, and more. 3D printing is rapidly transforming the way products are designed and manufactured across complex supply chains. Over the past decade, newer challenges are being addressed by 3D printing, and a technology that was once popular in the aerospace and automotive industries is today an integral part of jewelry design, architecture, medical, storage devices, biotechnology, shop floor innovation, to name a few. This book explores many of these diverse applications and describes the various 3D printing methods, the commonly used materials, and the pros and cons. The book also includes an overview of the historical development and modern day trends in additive manufacturing as well as an exploration of the prospects of 3D printing technology in promoting academic education. The informative volume gives readers a thorough understanding of the versatile applications of 3D printing in various domains of engineering and technology and beyond."--

Historical Development and Modern-Day Trends in Additive Manufacturing / Vijaykumar Guna, Manikandan Ilangovan, and B. Prajwal -- Methods of 3D Printing of Objects / Manikandan Ilangovan and Vijaykumar Guna -- Electroplating of 3D-Printed Components / B. M. Praveen -- 3D Printing Application in Food Processing / Swarrna Haldar, Anirudh Gururaj Patil, Soumitra Banerjee, and H. B. Muralidhara -- 3D Printing Technology for Environmental Applications / B. K. Jayanna and H. B. Muralidhara -- Application of Three-Dimensional Printing in Biotechnology / V. Manohar Raju, Kashma Rai, Mysore Sridhar Santosh, Roopa Reddy, and Mohana Rupa -- 3D Printing for Energy Storage Devices and Applications / Satendra Kumar, Surender Kumar, Manoj Goswami, Ajay Mandal, Netrapal Singh, Jitendar Kumar Tiwari, Mohammad Ashiq, N. Sathish, and M. S. Santosh --Application of 3D Printing in Civil Engineering: State-of-the-Art Review / Chandre Gowda C and Skanda Kumar B N -- Empowering Advances in Medical Devices with 3D-Printing Technology / Kashma Rai and Uma Ullas Pradhan -- 3D Printing in the Textiles and Fashion Industry / Lihong Chen and Narendra Reddy -- Prospects of 3D-Printing Technology in Promoting Ac…