In the last decade, the industrial application of these technologies has surged, demonstrating immense potential across various sectors such as aerospace, medical/dental, and automotive. Due to the temperature gradients, high cooling rates, inherent process complexity, and numerous interlinked process parameters, the microstructure and mechanical properties of metal AM components differ significantly from those produced by conventional methods. Exploiting these advantages opens new possibilities in material synthesis with tailored properties. This symposium aims to address all aspects of metal additive manufacturing, from powder production and material development to the latest advances in processing, final part qualification, and characterization through process optimization.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is a set of techniques that have revolutionized the design and production in a broad variety of disciplines and technologies. Unlike subtractive manufacturing, AM builds up complex parts layer by layer from digital designs. The development of AM allows us the design of geometric shapes that could not be produced before with unprecedented efficiency and precision, enabling material customization and on-demand manufacture. The families of AM techniques are VAT photopolymerization, material extrusion, material jetting, binder jetting, powder bed fusion, and sheet lamination. The development of new formulations, the precise control of the additives, the design of hybrid and multi-material processes, the microstructural control and the defect-free upscale production are still challenging and require much work to achieve fabrication competitiveness. The objectives of this symposium are to bring together all actors involved in the research and production of non-metallic materials by AM routes, including researchers with different backgrounds, engineers, industrial experts, students, etc. All of them are strongly encouraged to present their latest advancements in the field of AM and explore the fascinating trends, milestones and opportunities in the manufacturing of non-metallic materials.