Title :
Rapid part manufacturing
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Eng., Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
Rapid part manufacturing (RPM) technologies, which merge computer-aided-design technology with new material processing technologies, such as stereolithography (SLA), selective laser sintering (SLS), and other techniques to produce solid models and prototypes, are discussed. Secondary processing systems currently allow conversion of solid models into functioning manufactured parts by means of traditional manufacturing systems. The basis of these technological advances in RPM are described
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; manufacturing data processing; computer-aided-design; material processing; prototypes; rapid part manufacturing; solid models; Computer aided manufacturing; Laser modes; Laser sintering; Manufacturing processes; Materials processing; Prototypes; Solid lasers; Solid modeling; Stereolithography; Virtual manufacturing;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Control, 1990. Proceedings., 5th IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2108-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISIC.1990.128607
