Additive Manufacturing strategies

Type of course:

Digital learning, Lesson

Language:

Duration:

14 minutes

Workload:

2 hours

Proficiency:

Beginner

An explanatory section that introduces the Additive Manufacturing method used by the pilot factroy Stryker. It explains its potential in terms of design freedom (materials and shapes), production speed, accuracy and efficiency, and reduced environmental impact.

Learning outcomes

After this nugget learners will be able to distinguish the impacts of an object produced by standard method from those produced through additive manufacturing, in terms of competitiveness, resources saved, functionality and innovation gained