3D Printing: Implications for Non-Proliferation

TY - CHAP

T1 - 3D Printing: Implications for Non-Proliferation

AU - Christopher, Grant

PY - 2015/5/19

Y1 - 2015/5/19

N2 - Additive manufacturing—a technology that encompasses 3D printing—is a rapidly developing field. Use of this technology is now an industry standard for aiding production of high-strength components in the aerospace and automotive industries. Nor is 3D printing used only for rapid prototyping; it is now increasingly being used to produce final components. There have been significant recent advances in the strength and quality of printed components as well as the use of high strength metals. This paper will examine the implications of this technology on current issues in non-proliferation based on open source information.

AB - Additive manufacturing—a technology that encompasses 3D printing—is a rapidly developing field. Use of this technology is now an industry standard for aiding production of high-strength components in the aerospace and automotive industries. Nor is 3D printing used only for rapid prototyping; it is now increasingly being used to produce final components. There have been significant recent advances in the strength and quality of printed components as well as the use of high strength metals. This paper will examine the implications of this technology on current issues in non-proliferation based on open source information.

U2 - 10.2789/099293

DO - 10.2789/099293

M3 - Conference paper

SP - 636

EP - 644

BT - ESARDA 37th Annual Meeting Proceedings

ER -