Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 19 Issue 4

Prototype production and experimental analysis for circular and profiled conformal cooling channels in aluminium filled epoxy injection mould tools

Khurram Altaf, Ahmad Majdi Abdul Rani, Vijay R. Raghavan

The purpose of this paper is to present a technique of fabricating profiled conformal cooling channels (PCCC) in an aluminium filled epoxy mould using rapid prototyping (RP) and…

Novel polymeric support materials for jetting based additive manufacturing processes

M. Fahad, P. Dickens, M. Gilbert

Jetting‐based additive manufacturing processes are gaining attention due to their high speed of operation, accuracy and resolution. Support material plays an important role in the…

3D roughness profile model in fused deposition modelling

Alberto Boschetto, Veronica Giordano, Francesco Veniali

The paper aims to predict the surface roughness of fused deposition modelling prototypes. Since average roughness is not comprehensive, this study aims to extend the…

Regulating complex geometries using layered depth‐normal images for rapid prototyping and manufacturing

Yong Chen, Charlie C.L. Wang

Most layer‐based rapid prototyping systems use polygonal models as input. In addition, the input polygonal models need to be manifold and water‐tight; otherwise the built objects…

Efficient three dimensional modelling of additive manufactured textiles

Guy A. Bingham, Richard Hague

The purpose of this paper is to investigate, develop and validate a three‐dimensional modelling strategy for the efficient generation of conformal textile data suitable for…

High temperature material properties of IN738LC processed by selective laser melting (SLM) technology

L. Rickenbacher, T. Etter, S. Hövel, K. Wegener

Selective laser melting (SLM) is being investigated by Alstom and IWF due to its flexibility, cost‐ and lead‐time reduction potential for reconditioning of hot gas path components…

Fatigue analysis of FDM materials

John Lee, Adam Huang

The purpose of this paper is to determine the effects of fatigue on fused deposition modeling rapid prototyped acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) materials.

Weibull growth modeling of laser‐sintered nylon 12

John S. Usher, Timothy J. Gornet, Thomas L. Starr

This paper seeks to present the results of an experiment to investigate the effect of six part orientation (XY, XZ, YX, YZ, ZY, ZX) and a wide range of energy densities on…

Editorial

Ian Campbell