• Tooling solutions
• High-performance tooling
• Direct tooling approaches
  • DMLS
  • Laser consolidation
  • FDM tooling
• Indirect tooling approaches
  • Silicone rubber tooling
  • Reconfigurable Tooling Systems
  • Other options
• Alternatives
  • CNC-machined tooling
  • Hybrid tooling

PART 6: DIRECT PART PRODUCTION

• Changing the way you manufacture
• Why use AM for production?
  • Reduction of tooling
  • Part consolidation
  • Part quality
  • ASTM F42 Committee
• Cost analysis and economics
  • Production implications
  • Strategic implications
• Economic and environmental considerations
  • Displacing energy intensive processes
  • Raw material consumption and waste
  • Optimized and efficient shapes
  • Reducing supply chain transportation
  • Producing lightweight parts
• Applications and industries
  • Aerospace
  • Military and marine
  • Automotive
  • Machinery
  • Medical and dental
  • Consumer products
  • Games and entertainment
  • Furniture and home accessories
  • Art and jewelry
  • Gifts, awards, and trophies
  • Museum displays
• Challenges and required research
  • AM processes
  • AM materials and related considerations
  • Organization, management, and supply chain issues
  • Future growth potential

PART 7: OTHER DEVELOPMENTS

• CAD solid modeling
  • Interoperability matures, sustainability on hold
  • CAD/PLM revenue woes
  • Seat count estimates more difficult
• Materials
  • LS powders
  • PolyJet resins
  • SL resin
  • Plastic filaments
  • Coatings and other treatments
• Medical applications
  • Anatomical and surgical models
  • Medical imaging options
  • Medical imaging-processing software
  • Materials for medical modeling
  • Additive methods for medical modeling
  • Personalized metal implant production
  • Acetabular cups
  • DMLS for surgical implants
• 3D scanning and reverse engineering
  • 3D-scanning applications
  • 3D-scanning hardware
  • Hardware limitations
  • Processing software

PART 8: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

• Patents
• Technology development
  • Metallic materials
  • Ceramic materials
  • Biomanufacturing
• Open-source systems
  • RepRap
  • Fab@Home
  • Development direction
• Nanomanufacturing
  • Examples
  • Liquid glass nanospray
  • World's smallest radio
• U.S. government-sponsored R&D
  • National Science Foundation
  • Meso, micro, and nanoscale technology
  • Applications of existing AM technology
  • Education
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Department of Defense
• College and university education and research
  • Educational activities in additive manufacturing
  • Research and teaching
  • Institutions with AM capabilities
  • Future trends and contributions

PART 9: WHERE IT'S ALL HEADED

• Professional markets
  • Orthopedics
  • Dentistry
  • Aerospace
  • New kinds of products
• Consumer markets
  • Video games
  • 3D imaging
• Opportunities for entrepreneurs
  • Neighborhood manufacturing
  • 21st century ThingMaker
• Challenges
  • Material choice and cost
  • Old design habits
  • Processing orders
  • The future
  • Where to learn more

APPENDICES

• Appendix A: Glossary of terms
• Appendix B: System and material manufacturers
  • Canada
  • China
  • England
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Korea
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Taiwan
  • United States
• Appendix C: U.S. system specifications
• Appendix D: Systems manufactured outside the U.S.
• Appendix E: Material properties
• Appendix F: Metal fabrication comparison matrix
• Appendix G: 3D scanning systems
• Appendix H: 3D scan processing software