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Title: Advanced Manufacturing: Navigating the Path Forward
Abstract Highlights from a member survey and panel discussion outlining the challenges and benefits of advanced manufacturing for the materials community. The article covers research being conducted in academia and industry to develop and integrate advanced manufacturing techniques; methods for in-process monitoring and machine learning; and challenges in adopting new digital manufacturing technologies.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2133630
PAR ID:
10578466
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Advanced Materials and Processes
Date Published:
Journal Name:
AM&P Technical Articles
Volume:
181
Issue:
1
ISSN:
0882-7958
Page Range / eLocation ID:
23 to 31
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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