Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 15 Issue 4
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The international journal for research on additive manufacturing and 3D printingTable of contents
Fabrication of integral ceramic mold for investment casting of hollow turbine blade based on stereolithography
Haihua Wu, Dichen Li, Nannan GuoThe purpose of this paper is to develop a novel process of integral ceramic molds for investment casting of hollow turbine blades.
Direct metal rapid casting: mechanical optimization and tolerance calculation
Elena Bassoli, Eleonora AtzeniThe purpose of this paper is to optimize the mechanical performances of parts produced by the ZCast Direct Metal Casting process varying the thermal treatment parameters. Adopting…
Powder particle temperature distribution in laser deposition technologies
Valerio Giuliani, Ronald J. Hugo, Peihua GuThe purpose of this paper is to provide a flexible tool to predict the particle temperature distribution for traditional laser applications and for the most recent diode laser…
A novel lattice structure for SL investment casting patterns
Yousef Norouzi, Sadegh Rahmati, Yousef HojjatThe purpose of this paper is to present the study of octagonal lattice structure for investment casting stereolithography (SL) patterns, and compare it with the former hexagonal…
Laser powder deposition
Lino Costa, Rui VilarThe purpose of this paper is to review the state of the art of laser powder deposition (LPD), a solid freeform fabrication technique capable of fabricating fully dense functional…
Rapid prototyping – a technology transfer approach for development of rapid tooling
Dilip Sahebrao Ingole, Abhay Madhusudan Kuthe, Shashank B. Thakare, Amol S. TalankarThe purpose of this paper is to apply rapid prototyping (RP) philosophy as a technology transfer in industries to take its time and cost‐effective advantages for development of…
Use of wire bunch electrodes in electric discharge machining
Kadir Dursun, Can CogunIn electrical discharge machining (EDM) process, the production of separate electrodes for rough, semi‐rough and finish machining of dies and moulds having complex surfaces…
Proposed classification scheme for direct writing technologies
Letizia Mortara, Jonathan Hughes, Pallant S. Ramsundar, Finbarr Livesey, David R. ProbertThe purpose of this paper is to propose and discuss a definition and a classification scheme for direct writing (DW) technologies.
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- Professor Ian Gibson