Design for Additive Manufacturing
Subtitle
Concepts and Considerations for the Aerospace Industry
Edited by Dhruv Bhate
In the coming decades, the growth in additive manufacturing (AM) will likely be driven by production parts that leverage this increase in design freedom to manufacture parts of higher performance and improved material utilization. Contrary to popular opinion, however, AM processes do have their constraints and limitations – not everything can be manufactured with AM, and even when it is feasible, not everything should. "Design for Additive Manufacturing: Concepts and Considerations for the Aerospace Industry," edited by Dr. Dhruv Bhate, is a collection of 10 seminal SAE International technical papers, which cover AM from the perspective of the appropriateness and feasibility of using AM for manufacturing of parts and tooling. Although AM technologies have been around for three decades, many in the industry believe that we are merely at the beginning of the revolution in the design-driven aspects of this technology. Indeed, half the papers in this selection were published only in the past two years, and all but one in the past decade. When it comes to design for AM, it is a safe bet that the best is yet to be.
Bio
Dhruv Bhate is an associate professor at ASU's The Polytechnic School, where he conducts research in the design and mechanics of additive manufacturing structures and materials. Prior to joining ASU, Dhruv spent two years at Phoenix Analysis and Design Technologies Inc., a small business in Tempe, Arizona, where he led the company’s research and development efforts.
