AM Technology Overview 2024
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| # | Abbreviation | Naming | Metal | Plastic | Ceramic | Vendors (selection) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3DP | Three-Dimensional Printing |  | | | 3D Systems |
| 2 | 3SP | Scan, Spin & Selectively Photocure | | EnvisionTEC | ||
| 3 | ADAM | Atomic Diffusion Additive Manufacturing | | Markforged | ||
| 4 | AFP | Automated Fiber Placement | | Ingersoll | ||
| 5 | AKF | Arburg Konstoff Freeform | | Arburg | ||
| 6 | APD | Augmented Polymer Deposition | | RIZE | ||
| 7 | BJ | Binder Jetting | | | Desktop Metal , Ricoh, 3D Systems | |
| 8 | PµSL | Projection Micro Stereolithography | | | Boston Micro Fabrication | |
| 9 | CBAM | Composite Based Additive Manufacturing | | Impossible Objects | ||
| 10 | CDLP | Continuous Digital Light Processing | | ETEC | ||
| 11 | CFF | Continuos Filament Fabrication | | Markforged | ||
| 12 | CJP | Color Jetting | | 3D-Systems, ExOne, Voxeljet | ||
| 13 | CLIP | Continuous Liquid Interface Production | | Carbon | ||
| 14 | CSAM | Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing | | Spee3D, Titomic | ||
| 15 | DED | Direct Energy Deposition | | | | Arevo, DMG Mori, Optomec, Sciaky |
| 16 | DIW | Direct Ink Writing | | | ||
| 17 | DLP | Digital Light Processing | | Stratasys/Origin, Desktop Metal/envisionTEC | ||
| 18 | DLS | Digital Light Synthesis | | Carbon | ||
| 19 | DMD | Direct Metal Deposition | | DMG Mori, Trumpf | ||
| 20 | DMLS | Direct Metal Laser Sintering | | Protolabs | ||
| 21 | DOD | Drop On Demand | ||||
| 22 | EBAM | Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing | | |||
| 23 | EBM | Electron Beam Melting | | |||
| 24 | FDM | Fused Deposition Modelling | | | ||
| 25 | FDR | Fine Detail Resolution Technologie | | |||
| 26 | FFF | Fused Filament Fabrication | | Apium, Intamsys | ||
| 27 | G3DP | Glass 3D Printing | MIT (research) | |||
| 28 | HIP | Hot Isostatic Pressing | | |||
| 29 | HSS | High Speed Sintering | | Xaar | ||
| 30 | ISL | Inverted Stereolithography | | |||
| 31 | LAM | Liquid Additive Manufacturing | | Arburg | ||
| 32 | LBM | Laser Beam Melting | | | SLM | |
| 33 | LDM | Liquid Deposition Modeling | | |||
| 34 | LENS | Laser Engineering Net Shape | | |||
| 35 | LMD | Laser Metal Deposition | | TRUMPF | ||
| 36 | LMF | Laser Metal Fusion | | Concept Laser | ||
| 37 | LOM | Laminated Object Manufacturing | | Mcor | ||
| 38 | LPBF | Laser Powder Bed Fusion | | | ||
| 39 | MJ | Material Jetting | | |||
| 40 | MJF | Multi Jet Fusion | | HP | ||
| 41 | MJM | MultiJet Modeling | | 3D Systems | ||
| 42 | MPA | Metal Powder Application | | Hermle | ||
| 43 | NPJ | Nano Particle Jetting | | Xjet | ||
| 44 | PAM | Pellet Additive Manufacturing | | Pollen AM | ||
| 45 | PBF | Powder Bed Fusion | | EOS | ||
| 46 | PJ | PolyJet | | Stratasys | ||
| 47 | PLS | Plastic Laser Sintering | | |||
| 48 | RPD | Rapid Plasma Deposition | | Norsk Titanium | ||
| 49 | SAF | Selective Absorption Fusion | | Stratasys | ||
| 50 | SDL | Selective Deposition Lamination | Mcor Technologies | |||
| 51 | SHP | Selective Heat Sintering | | Blueprinter | ||
| 52 | SLA | Stereolithography | | 3D-Systems, Stratasys | ||
| 53 | SLM/DMLM | Selective Laser Melting | | SLM | ||
| 54 | SLS | Selective Laser Sintern | | | EOS | |
| 55 | TKF | Titomic Kinetic Fusion | | Titomic | ||
| 56 | VAM | Volumetric Additive Manufacturing | | PERFI | ||
| 57 | WAAM | Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing | | MX3D |