Thermwood releases “A Manager's Guide to Large Scale Additive Manufacturing"

Thermwood Corp. (Dale, Ind., U.S.) announces the release of “A Manager's Guide to Large Scale Additive Manufacturing,” a 315-page book written by Thermwood CEO Ken Susnjara that is intended to help non-technical managers understand the basics behind the new technology of large-scale additive manufacturing (LSAM) that is revolutionizing production of large composite molds, tools and other industrial and commercial products.

Currently available as either an eBook or paperback hardcopy on Amazon, this book is well suited for managers of industrial companies who might benefit from LSAM technology, or are actively exploring it. In addition to providing the background needed to participate and make better decisions, the publication will also reportedly help readers cut through the confusion and crosstalk that often accompanies new technologies such as LSAM.

In this book, Susnjara explains in everyday, no-nonsense language what LSAM it is, how it works, what actually works, what doesn’t and why. More importantly, he provides a guide for non-technical managers to help them understand the basics so they can evaluate how this new technology might impact their company.

He explores all aspects of this process, including the print process, polymers, software, trimming, cost savings, time savings, computer simulation and the practical, real-world aspects of getting into large-scale additive. He also includes sometimes humorous vignettes about surprises, missteps and stumbles during initial technology development and how they were handled.

The author, Ken Susnjara, is the founder, chairman and CEO of Thermwood Corp. With almost 100 patents to his name, he is said to have been instrumental in the development of the underlying technology behind the most successful large-scale additive systems today.