Additive Manufacturing Technologies Diagram

An additive manufacturing technologies diagram is a simple visual guide that shows different 3D printing methods. It maps out how each method, like building objects layer by layer, works using various materials. This diagram helps anyone interested in 3D printing to quickly see how each technology fits into the manufacturing process.

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Code last updated 2023-10-13

graph LR

 	 classDef techFamily fill:#3266cc;
 	 classDef tech fill:#4a90e2;
 	 classDef plastic fill:#b88700;
 	 classDef metal fill:#838383;
 	 classDef composite fill:#6fbf73;
 	 classDef wax fill:#b660e2;
 	 classDef gypsum fill:#ff6f61;
 	 classDef paper fill:#9fabb4;

 	 Z[Additive Manufacturing Technologies] --> A
 	 Z --> B
 	 Z --> C
 	 Z --> D
 	 Z --> E
 	 Z --> F
 	 Z --> G

 	 A[Vat photopolymerization] -->|Cured with UV Laser| AA[SLA]
 	 A -->|Cured with Projector| AB[DLP]
 	 A -->|Cured with Continuous LED & oxygen| AC[cDLP]
 	 AA -->|Stereolithography| AAA[Plastic]
 	 AB -->|Digital Light Processing| ABA[Plastic]
 	 AC -->|Continuous Digital Light Processing| ACA[Plastic]

 	 B[Material extrusion] -->|Fused Filament| BA[FFF]
 	 BA -->|Fused Filament Fabrication| BAA[Composite]
 	 BA -->|Fused Filament Fabrication| BAB[Plastic*]

 	 C[Powder bed fusion] -->|Fused with Laser| CA[SLS]
 	 C -->|Fused with Laser| CB[DMLS/SLM]
 	 C -->|Fused with agent & energy| CC[MJF]
 	 C -->|Fused with Electron Beam| CD[EBM]
 	 CA -->|Selective Laser Sintering| CAA[Plastic]
 	 CB -->|Direct Metal Laser Sintering/Selective Laser Melting| CBA[Metal]
 	 CC -->|Multi Jet Fusion| CCA[Plastic]
 	 CD -->|Electron Beam Melting| CDA[Metal]

 	 D[Material jetting] -->|Cured with UV light| DA[Polyjet]
 	 D -->|Cured with heat| DB[NPJ]
 	 D -->|Milled to form| DC[DOD]
 	 DA -->|PolyJet| DAA[Plastic]
 	 DA -->|PolyJet| DAB[Wax]
 	 DB -->|NanoParticle Jetting| DBA[Metal]
 	 DC -->|Drop on Demand| DCA[Wax]

 	 E[Binder jetting] -->|Joined with binding agent| EB[BJ]
 	 EB -->|Binder Jetting| EAA[Gypsum, Sand *]
 	 EB -->|Binder Jetting| EBA[Metal]

 	 F[Direct energy deposition] -->|Fused with laser| FA[LENS]
 	 F -->|Fused with eletron beam| FB[EBAM]
 	 FA -->|Laser Engineered Net Shaping| FAA[Metal]
 	 FB -->|Electron Beam Additive Manufacturing| FBA[Metal]

 	 G[Sheet lamination] -->|Layer-by-layer lamination of paper or composite| GA[LOM]
 	 G -->|Layer-by-layer lamination via ultrasonic welding| GB[UC]
 	 GA -->|Laminated Object Manufacturing| GAA[Composite]
 	 GA -->|Laminated Object Manufacturing| GAB[Paper*]
 	 GB -->|Ultrasonic Consolidation| GBA[Composite]
 	 GB -->|Ultrasonic Consolidation| GBB[Paper*]
 	
 	 class A,B,C,D,E,F,G techFamily

 	 class AA,AB,AC,BA,CA,CB,CC,CD,DA,DB,DC,EA,FA,FB,GA,GB tech

 	 class AAA,ABA,ACA,BAB,CAA,CCA,DAA plastic

 	 class CBA,CDA,DBA,EBA,FAA,FBA metal

 	 class BAA,GAA,GBA composite

 	 class DAB wax

 	 class EAA gypsum

 	 class GAB,GBB paper