Transformative Frontiers in Additive Manufacturing
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025Contribute to this Special Topic
Additive manufacturing (AM) provides a resource-conscious and more sustainable alternative to traditional machining where raw materials are cut and trimmed to produce parts. In particular, 3D printing is a disruptive AM technique where complex 3D parts can be produced point by point, line by line, or layer by layer according to a digital design. Rapid development of AM in the last decade has led to emerging applications that take advantage of its unique geometric control, production flexibility, and materials utilization efficiency. This Special Topic aims to highlight the advancing frontiers of additive manufacturing that could potentially transform manufacturing. Among diverse topics, this collection calls for submissions that examine physics-driven fundamental understanding that governs AM processes, in situ diagnostics that improve AM quality and productivity, andco-design of AM technologies with emerging application cases.
Topics covered include, but are not limited to:
- Next-gen AM methods towards improved resolution, speed, accuracy, materials quality and variety, and functionality
- Fundamental mechanisms, governing laws, and transport-reaction kinetics during AM processes
- In situ diagnostics of additive manufacturing; part qualification; data collection, processing, and management; digital twin of AM
- Additive manufacturing of functional, high-performance materials, advanced devices, and hybrid systems
- AM-enabled novel materials such as metamaterials, responsive materials, programmable materials, and intelligent materials
- Co-design of materials, processes, and applications for transformative AM
- Design algorithms for additive manufacturing, topology optimization, ML-aided generative design
Guest Editors
Xiaoxing Xia, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Sijia Huang, University of Utah
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025Contribute to this Special Topic