Additive Manufacturing: State-of-the-Art 2024

Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing (AM), where materials are fabricated using the layer-by-layer approach to fabricate near-net-shaped components in 3D/4D, has gained popularity in recent years. AM comprises several processes such as laser-based processes like laser fusion deposition modeling (FDM), direct light polymerization (DLP), powder bed fusion (LPBF)/selective laser melting (SLM), direct energy deposition (DED), laser engineering near-net-shaped processing (LENS), selective laser sintering (SLS), direct metal laser deposition (DMLS), etc. With increasing demand for both materials (development of new materials aligned with the processing conditions) and processes (improvement in processing conditions), advancements in the field are taking place at a very rapid pace. Hence, this topic warrants a Special Issue focusing on the progress in all aspects of additive manufacturing of materials.

Scientific contributions are invited from scientists, researchers, engineers, and industry professionals to disseminate recent innovations and developments in the areas of additive manufacturing of materials including alloy design for additive manufacturing, in situ process monitoring, process optimization, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and Big Data analysis of additive manufacturing processes. Manuscripts on computational aspects including simulations/modeling are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. C. Suryanarayana
Prof. Dr. Prashanth Konda Gokuldoss
Guest Editors

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