Additive manufacturing (AM) is becoming more mainstream for prototyping, tooling and production. However, the industry has pointed out that there is a clear need to create an accessible expertise on “which technology for which application for AM process/technology/material”. Therefore, the major goal of the SAMUEL project is to combine the engineer’s experience through data-mining and machine-learning methods and advanced analysis concepts to create an AM knowledge base that can assist an engineer or business developer in all major AM steps.
