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AM Magazine The Magazine for 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Technologies
ISSN 0974-7133 ISSUE 30 MARCH 2015
The AM Magazine RAPITECH Solutions Inc. # 42, BSK 3rd Stage, 3rd Block, 3rd Phase, 9th Cross, Banagalore-560085, INDIA
EDITORIAL Publisher RAPITECH Solutions Inc. INDIA
The AM Magazine will introduce and update the latest developments in layer manufacturing and Rapid Product Development technologies. The focus of the magzine is to serve the Design and Manufacturing professionals, Research and Development organisations and Educational Institutions who are particularly seeking to adopt layer manufacturing and rapid product development technologies.
Chief Editors
Endorsed by
Professor Deon de Beer Vaal University of Technology, South Africa Dr. Wan Abdul Rahman Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia (SIRIM), Malaysia Professor Khalid Abdel Ghany Director of CAD/CAE and Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Lab. Central Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), Cairo, Egypt
Additive Manufacturing Society of India (AMSI)
French Rapid Prototyping Association
Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute
ADVERTISING/OPERATIONS Jyothish Kumar RAPITECH Solutions Inc. jyothish@rapitech.co.in Mob: +91 9901033712 Standard and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia
Portugese Rapid Prototyping Association
EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Professor P.Bartolo Department of Mechanial Engineering, School of Technology and Management Leira, Portugal Assitant Professor Bahram Asiabanpour, Ph.D Manufacturing Engineering Ingram School of Engineering Texas State University- USA
The AM Magazine is also endorsed by the following associations and organisations as a leading resource for information on the latest development of Rapid Product Development Technologies
Professor Alain Bernard IRCCyN, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France Associate Professor Chua Chee Kai Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
3D Systems, USA Voxeljet Technology Gmbh, Gmbh
ExOne, GmbH
Dr Gurunathan Saravana Kumar Department of Engineering Design, Indian Institute of Technology Madras Professor David W. Rosen Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Institute (RPMI) Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta USA
Nikon Metrology
Optomec Inc. USA
Arcam AB, Sweden
Professor Bopaya Bidanda University of Pittsburg, USA Associate Professor Yonghua Chen The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
EOS Gmbh, Germany
Schultheiss Gmbh, Germany
Layerwise, Belgium
Professor Manoj Kumar Tiwari Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Professor Grier Lin International Leadership Institute, South Australia
EFESTO LLC, USA
FARO, USA
Stratasys Inc, USA
Professor David L. Bourall University of Texas at Austin, USA Dr Allan E. W. Rennie Lancaster Product Development Unit, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor Salih Akour University of Jordan, Amman Dr Rajesh Ranganathan Department of Mechanical Engineering, Coimbatore Institute of Technology Dr Pulak M Pandey Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
RAPITECH Solutions Inc., is a leading edge service provider in Rapid
Rob Snoejis, Layerwise, Belgium
Prototyping (SLA/ SLS/ FDM /3D Printing), Rapid Tooling (Vaccum Casting), Rapid Metal Casting and Reverse Engineering. RAPITECH Solutions Inc., aims to disseminate the research and development work in the field of Additive Manufacturing Technologies. The Objectives areTo undertake and support Additive Manufacturing research projects. To disseminate knowledge on state-of the–art Additive Manufacturing technology through training courses, organising seminars, symposia and workshops.
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To network and tie up with best the Additive Manufacturing institutions/ Organisations in the world to tap best ideas and transfer best practices from around the world. Interact and collaborate with international Additive Manufacturing institutions and organisations to pursue research projects.
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