2 - engineering manufacturing processes

additive manufacturing

a manufacturing method where a part is built up by adding material where it is required (eg 3d printer)

sintering

the use of heat to convert a powder into a solid, without becoming a liquid

rapid prototyping

the use of an additive manufacturing method to make a complete part or component in a single operation

fused deposition modelling

a rapid prototyping process that prints a part layer by layer using polymers

stereolithography

a rapid prototyping process that uses a ls