Introduction to Hybrid Manufacturing 151

Introduction to Hybrid Manufacturing 151 covers the basics of hybrid additive manufacturing (AM) applications. Hybrid AM combines the benefits of subtractive and additive manufacturing (AM) methods in a single digital workflow. Subtractive manufacturing, including machining and related processes, removes material from a workpiece to make complete parts with superior accuracy and surface quality. AM builds complete or partially complete parts by creating or fusing layers of raw material, which allows highly complex part geometry. Hybrid AM can be applied using separate, networked machines, but all-in-one hybrid AM machines can produce parts that are impossible to build using separate machines. After taking this course, users will be familiar with the types of additive and subtractive manufacturing methods commonly used in hybrid AM applications. Users will also understand potential benefits of producing parts using hybrid AM, particularly with all-in-one hybrid machine.