International Journal of Additive-Manufactured Structures

Paper Submission: Current Development and Application Industries of AM Technology 

Additive Manufacturing technology is a "bottom-up" approach to manufacturing solid parts using an incremental accumulation of materials, as opposed to the traditional material removal and cutting technology. Have you ever seen a video on 3D printing? It is the slow accumulation of materials from the bottom up to the final shape. In the past two decades, AM technology has made rapid progress, with different names such as "Rapid Prototyping", "3D Printing" and "Solid Free-form Fabrication" reflecting the characteristics of this technology.

In October this year, the international standard ISO/IEC23510:2021 Information technology - 3D printing and scanning - Framework for an Additive Manufacturing Service Platform (AMSP) was officially released. This standard is the first international standard pioneered by China in the field of additive manufacturing, marking a zero breakthrough in China's international standardization in this field. Good things come in pairs. The 2021 8^th International Forum on Additive Manufacturing Technology Applications will be held on November 24 during the Shenzhen-DMP Greater Bay Area Industrial Expo in China. If you are a scientist, researcher or any related professional researcher dedicated to spreading the knowledge of additive manufacturing, it might be of interest to you. Innovation forever magazine invites all to stay tuned and learn new knowledge.

Let's look at some examples. In March this year, a new milestone was reached in the development partnership between Audi and a 3D printing company: Audi has fully switched to additive manufacturing for selected tool segments to be thermoformed in its metal 3D printing centers. It has established a field of thermoforming ideal for application in series vehicles, with hundreds of thousands of parts produced using 3D printed tools and installed in selected models.

In addition to the mechanical engineering industry, AM technology is also applied in the medical sector. The COVID-19 pandemic tested global healthcare capabilities, and many companies are working with local governments to provide critical medical devices in response to shortages. In this context, a collaborative R&D consortium was formed in March 2020, which produced the first 3D printed nasal swab certified by a government agency. The demand for COVID-19 test kits, coupled with empty inventories of conventionally manufactured nasal swabs, clearly indicates that additive manufacturing would be the ideal technology to bridge this gap, but there are challenges to overcome.

Our International Journal of Additive-Manufactured Structures (IJAMS, ISSN 2789-5017) covers so many relevant topics that cannot be concluded into one sentence, and you are welcome to visit the official website to learn more. The journal is a quarterly open-access journal dedicated to providing an online platform for researchers and readers in the field of additive manufacturing, and we look forward to receiving papers from professionals who can contribute to the "third industrial revolution" by overcoming these challenges.

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