What is additive manufacturing?
Additive manufacturing (AM) - also referred to as 3D printing - is an emerging and innovative manufacturing process that differs fundamentally from conventional manufacturing processes and opens up new possibilities for research and industry. Components are built up layer by layer and are not created by removing material (for example, by milling) as in conventional processes. This results in enormous flexibility and design freedom, such as in the production of prototypes and increasingly in series production.