Design and Technology GCSE
Additive Manufacturing
What Additive Manufacturing means in Design and Technology GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Additive Manufacturing
Processes that build a 3D object by adding material layer by layer (e.g., FDM 3D printing).
Topics that use Additive Manufacturing
- Systems: Specialist techniques, tools, equipment and processes to shape, fabricate, construct and assemble a high-quality systems prototype (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
- Iterative Refinement
- Subtractive Manufacturing
- Surface Mount Technology (SMT)
- Through-Hole Technology (THT)
Using Additive Manufacturing in the exam
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