Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 12 Issue 3

Application of fused deposition in controlled microstructure metal‐ceramic composites

Amit Bandyopadhyay, Kakoli Das, Jeff Marusich, Seyi Onagoruwa

Al‐alumina interconnected phase composites were processed using the direct fused deposition process. These materials with tailored microstructures can find applications as…

Wetting and infiltration of zirconium diboride by copper and copper/boron alloys

Brent E. Stucker, Walter L. Bradley

This paper investigates wetting and infiltration of zirconium diboride by copper and copper/boron alloys in order to more effectively create electrodes for electrical discharge…

Advances in three dimensional printing – state of the art and future perspectives

D. Dimitrov, K. Schreve, N. de Beer

This paper surveys the current state and capabilities of three dimensional printing (3DP). A comprehensive review of 3D Printing applications is presented. The scope of the…

Mesoscale RF relay enabled by integrated rapid manufacturing

J.A. Palmer, B. Jokiel, C.D. Nordquist, B.A. Kast, C.J. Atwood, E. Grant, F.J. Livingston, F. Medina, R.B. Wicker

This paper presents a novel mesoscale RF (mRF) relay that integrates advanced high resolution stereolithography (SL) and micro wire electro discharge machining (μEDM…

Rapid manufacturing of patterns for investment casting: improvement of quality and success rate

K. Dotchev, S. Soe

The main objective of this paper is to analyse all stages of the CastForm™ polystyrene (CF) pattern fabrication process, identify the reasons leading to inferior quality, and…

Investigation of the overlapping parameters of MPAW‐based rapid prototyping

Wurikaixi Aiyiti, Wanhua Zhao, Bingheng Lu, Yiping Tang

To fabricate fully dense components with low costs, a rapid prototyping (RP) system based on micro‐plasma arc welding (MPAW) was developed. The appropriate process parameters were…

Dynamic finite element analysis of photopolymerization in stereolithography

Cho‐Pei Jiang, You‐Min Huang, Chun‐Ho Liu

This paper aims to introduce the principle of the mask exposure and scanning stereolithography (MESS) and to develop a simulation code to analyze the MESS process.

Rapid manufacture and GARPA

Ian Gibson, Monica Savalani

Editorial

Ian Gibson