TECH FOCUS: ADDiTivE MANUFACTUriNg SAE a rich source for insights into additive manufacturing As one of its primary focus areas, SAE International provides engineers access to a larger portfolio of relevant tools and learning opportunities. Professional development " Design for Additive Manufacturing: Towards End-Part Production Web Seminar RePlay " gives designers the information needed to start designing for AM at all levels - identifying and justifying use of AM technology for a particular part, selecting the right process and material for the application and ensuring it is designed with the advantages and considerations of AM in mind. The course is not intended to serve as a software-training class or as a deep dive into any specific AM process, but rather to draw connections between design and AM from a designer's perspective. By participating in this course, learners will be able to: * List the different polymer and metal AM process technologies and materials and identify which of these are being used for functional part production * Select the optimum AM material and process for a particular application * Predict how design decisions impact manufacturability for the selected AM 24 July 2022 process and apply design rules and guidelines to your design process * Quantify the expected properties of the AM parts you are designing * Discover how topology optimization, cellular structures and other disruptive design techniques can be leveraged with AM and associated software tools * Identify the different drivers for adopting AM for a particular part, with regard to cost, lead time, supply chain and performance risks * Relate to the challenges and ongoing research efforts to be able to move forward with AM implementation in the presence of rapid change in the field * Develop a comprehensive strategy to bring AM for functional part production into your organization that addresses both the benefits and impacts Click here for more information about all of SAE's professional development courses. This link is for a special " bundle " of SAE PD courses on additive manufacturing in specific. webcasts/webinars Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques are quickly replacing conventional " subtractive " UPDATEhttps://www.sae.org/learn/content/pd331705/ https://www.sae.org/learn/content/pd331705/ https://www.sae.org/learn/content/pd331705/ https://www.sae.org/learn/professional-development https://www.sae.org/learn/content/pd281743/