Liquid additive manufacturing

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Liquid additive manufacturing (LAM) is an additive manufacturing technique which deposits a liquid or high viscosity material (e.g Liquid Silicone Rubber) onto a build surface to create an object which is then vulcanised using heat to harden the object.{{Cite web|url=https://www.3ders.org/articles/20181105-german-reprap-introduces-l280-first-liquid-additive-manufacturing-lam-production-ready-3d-printer.html|title=German RepRap introduces L280, first Liquid Additive Manufacturing (LAM) production-ready 3D printer|website=3ders.org|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tctmagazine.com/api/content/891e038e-dea8-11e8-a18f-120e7ad5cf50/|title=German RepRap to present series-ready Liquid Additive Manufacturing system at Formnext|last=Davies|first=Sam|date=2018-11-02|website=TCT Magazine|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-04-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tctmagazine.com/api/content/3a2c34f8-3571-11e7-b9f5-0aea2a882f79/|title=German RepRap presenting Liquid Additive Manufacturing technology at RAPID+TCT|date=2017-05-10|website=TCT Magazine|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-04-13}} The process was originally created by Adrian Bowyer and was then built upon by the German company RepRap.{{Cite web|url=https://3dprint.com/229102/german-reprap-presents-liquid-additive-manufacturing-and-l280/|title=German RepRap to Present Liquid Additive Manufacturing and L280 3D Printer at Formnext|last=Scott|first=Clare|date=2018-11-02|website=3DPrint.com {{!}} The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tctmagazine.com/api/content/6bb17f10-7761-11e7-ba83-0a72cbefeab2/|title=German RepRap develops new polyurethane material for Liquid Additive Manufacturing|date=2017-08-02|website=TCT Magazine|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-04-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.3dprintingmedia.network/dow-and-dassault-collaborate-on-quant-u-silicone-3d-printed-footwear/|title=Dow and Dassault collaborate on QUANT-U silicone 3D printed footwear|date=2019-01-29|website=3D Printing Media Network|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-13}}{{Cite web|url=https://3dprint.com/182780/german-reprap-polyurethane/|title=German RepRap Introduces New Polyurethane Material, Developed with ebalta Kunststoff for Liquid Additive Manufacturing Process|last=Saunders|first=Sarah|date=2017-08-02|website=3DPrint.com {{!}} The Voice of 3D Printing / Additive Manufacturing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-13}}