Additive Manufacturing for Complex Geometries in Polymer Composites

This chapter focuses on reviewing different research related to additive manufacturingAdditive manufacturing to generate complex geometriesComplex geometry of polymer compositesPolymer composite and their applicationsApplication. As the IndustryIndustry 4.0 takes off, the efforts to get smart manufacturingSmart manufacturing have become a critical topic for many countries in their national development strategies. Research has focused on the necessities of resource efficiencyEfficiency, creation, and innovation. In this sense, additive manufacturingAdditive manufacturing plays a vital role in this new industrialIndustrial revolution. This method has a significant advantageAdvantage over traditional subtracting manufacture methods due to its ability to build complex geometriesComplex geometry in polymer compositesPolymer composite, generating the possibility to diversify their potential applicationsApplication. Thus, this breakthrough technology can assist the construction of diverse composite materialsComposite materials for aerospaceAerospace, aeronauticsAeronautics, marineMarine, buildingBuilding, biomedical, and vehicle parts, among others. Thus, this chapter offers an introduction to additive manufacturingAdditive manufacturing principles for polymericPolymeric compositesComposite with complex geometriesComplex geometry for functional applicationsFunctional applications. Afterward, the investigations related to geometries in cores for sandwich structuresSandwich structure in polymer compositesPolymer composite are reviewed. Besides, cellularCellular, auxeticAuxetic, and other complex geometriesComplex geometry propertiesProperties and advances in polymer compositesPolymer composite, and their focus to diverse possible applicationsApplication such as buildingBuilding or biomedical materialsBiomedical materials are assessed and discussed. Finally, the future trends in polymer compositesPolymer composite with complex geometriesComplex geometry 3d3D printed are also analyzed.