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Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) - Student Guide | Prep4Uni.online

Student-focused introduction to additive manufacturing and 3D printing. Explains core principles, common processes, design opportunities, limitations, materials, and when additive methods outperform traditional manufacturing—linking technology choices to real engineering needs.

Keywords:: production tooling, additive manufacturing, industrial printing, design for AM, manufacturing processes, rapid prototyping, 3D printing, DfAM, materials for 3D printing, digital fabrication

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Science and Technology / Engineering / Manufacturing Engineering

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Material Type:: Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 21, 2026
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 21, 2026
Author:: Jacob Gan
Submitter:: Jacob Gan
Primary Audience:: High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Technical Format:: Website

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Language:: English
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Creative Commons:: This work is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International