INTELLIGENT ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND DESIGN (IAMD) - Snippet

Intelligent technologies are proving to be powerful tools in additive manufacturing (AM), facilitating economic, efficient, and effective decision-making in product and service development.

Intelligent Additive Manufacturing (AM) leverages cutting-edge AI technologies to optimize design, improve manufacturing processes, and overcome traditional limitations of AM systems. IAMD promises to transform product manufacturability, repeatability, and design freedom by integrating data-driven models, machine learning, and real-time analytics. Researchers are exploring frameworks such as cyber-physical systems and digital thread methodologies to create robust, intelligent AM solutions.

Major challenges include developing integrated solutions for design and manufacturing and leveraging AI for advanced AM capabilities.

Future directions in IAMD:

• Advanced AI for AM: focused on autonomous process control, adaptive manufacturing, and predictive analytics.
• Digital Materials and Products: enabling innovation through new composite and gradient materials.
• Integrated AM Chains: bridging gaps between design, prototyping, and production stages for seamless workflows.

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[1.] Y. Xiong, Y. Tang, Q. Zhou, Y. Ma, D. Rosen, Additive Manufacturing, 2022.