...M. Rahmani Dehaghani; Yifan Tang; G. Gary Wang Metal additive manufacturing (AM) has recently attracted attention due to its potential for batch/mass production of metal parts. This process, however, currently suffers from problems including low productivity, inconsistency in the properties...

...Zhenguo Nie; Sangjin Jung; Levent Burak Kara; Kate S. Whitefoot This research presents a method of optimizing the consolidation of parts in an assembly using metal additive manufacturing (MAM). The method generates candidates for consolidation, filters them for feasibility and structural redundancy...