ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES
Vat photopolymerization
Cured with projector
DLP
Digital Light Processing
Plastic
Cured with LED & Oxygen
CDLP
Continous Digital Light Processing
Plastic
FDM
Fused Deposition Modeling
Composite Plastic Metal
Cured with UV light
MJ
Material Jetting
Plastic
Cured with heat
NPJ
NanoParticle Jetting
Metal
Milled to form
DOD
Drop on demand
Wax
Joined with bonding agent
BJ
Binder Jetting
Metal Gypsum,
sand
Ceramic
Fused with agent and energy
MJF
Multi Jet Fusion
Plastic Plastic
Fused with laser
SLS
Selective Laser Sintering
DMLS / SLM
Direct Metal Laser Sintering Selective Laser Melting
Metal
Fused with electron beam
EBM
Electronic Beam Melting
Metal
Fused with electron beam
EBAM
Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing
Metal
LOM
Laminated Object Manufactoring
Composite Paper
Fused with laser
LENS
Laser Enginering Net Shape
Metal Cured with
laser
SLA
Stereolithography
Plastic