Reserachers at Australia's University of Wollongong have written an excellent introduction and overview to the less often considered additive manufacturing process known as wire-feed. In the article, they present a summary of the current state of practice as well as projections for future research. Despite being written for an academic journal, the article is surprisingly accessible and gives a high quality summary of the issues facing wire-feed additive manufacturing today. Find out more about this type of additive manufacturing in the full story: http://3dprint.com/66185/wire-feed-a...e-manufacture/


Below is a diagram from the researchers' study: