Numerical Transient Heat Transfer Analysis of Multi Laser Track on Powder Bed of Ni-Based Alloy, Proc. of Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, USA: 398-405, 2016 TRAFAM, Introduction to Metal Additive Manufacturing for Designers & Process Engineers, WITH UP Co.,Ltd, 2016, ISBN978-4-903944-19-7, in Japanese 1. METI’s project “Next-generation industrial additive manufacturing technology development” by Technology Research Association for Future Additive Manufacturing (TRAFAM) i. Elucidation of melting and solidification process in L-PBF**. ii. Development of simulation technique to predict thermal deformation during L-PBF** iii. Development of PBF* machine and the elucidation of dynamic behavior of powder during PBF process 2. Development of medical surgery assisting technology utilizing 3D-printer (Collaboration with Kindai Univ. Faculty of Medicine) * PBF : Powder Bed Fusion, **L-PBF: Laser Powder Bed Fusion Recent Activities Research Area Research and Development on Metal Additive Manufacturing Technology (Prof. Hideki KYOGOKU, [email protected]) TRAFAM Research Machine L-PBF AM Machine