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Problem I. Define additive manufacturing.
Problem II. Why is additive manufacturing considered by professional manufacturing engineers to constitute the fifth industrial revolution?
Problem III. What are the two most important capabilities that form the bases for modern manufacturing, which all categories of additive manufacturing provide?
Problem IV. List the seven categories/groups of additive manufacturing according to ASTM/SME terminology.
Problem V. What are the common features in all those categories?
Problem VI. Explain the vat photopolymerization process. Why is it considered an additive manufacturing process?
Problem VII. List some of the advantages and limitations of the vat photopolymerization process.
Problem VIII. Explain briefly the working principles of the powder bed fusion process.
Problem IX. Why do we consider the name "selective laser sintering" to be slightly misleading? How will you correct it?
Problem X. List some of the advantages and shortcomings of the SLS process.
Problem XI. List a few applications of the SLS process.
Problem XII. The additive manufacturing material extrusion category includes two processes. What are they, and which material do they extrude?
Problem XIII. List some applications of material extrusion additive manufacturing.
Problem XIV. What is the commonly used name for material jetting?
Problem XV. Explain the working principles of a material jetting machine?
Problem XVI. List some advantages and limitations of the material jetting machine.
Problem XVII. List some applications of the material jetting process.
Problem XVIII. How does the binder jetting process differ from the material jetting process?
Problem XIX. Explain how the binder jetting process has been used to automate the foundry industry and make it faster and more efficient.
Problem XX. What is the current main application of sheet lamination additive manufacturing?