Additive manufacturing is heavily trending across research activities and industries, such as:

• Lightweight aerospace components;
• Customized and prototype automotive parts;
• Biomedical implants and surgical tools;
• Durable turbine blades for the energy sector;
• Heat sinks for electronics and microreactors, etc.

The wide variety of applications arises from the capability to produce high-quality metals, such as:

• Titanium alloys (e.g. Ti6Al4V);
• Steels (e.g., stainless steels, maraging steel, tool steel);
• Aluminum alloys (e.g., AlSi10Mg, AlSi12);
• Nickel-based superalloys;
• Copper alloys;
• Precious metals (e.g., gold, platinum).

While there are some indicators showing a saturated interest in AM, as observed by the number of publications from high impact journals, such as Additive Manufacturing, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, and Materials Science and Engineering A, we believe that there is still room for development, particularly in the areas of material consistency across complex geometries and post-process surface finishing techniques.

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