TY  - JOUR
AB  - Describes a new approach to fast layered manufacturing. The improvements in speed are achieved entirely through software control of existing commercial layered manufacturing equipment. In particular, the exterior regions of a part are built with thin layers to provide a precise, smooth exterior surface, while its interior regions are built with fast, thick layers to reduce overall build time. This approach has been implemented and tested with .STL CAD models on a Stratasys FDM 1600 rapid prototyping system, where a 50‐80 per cent reduction in build time of dense parts has been achieved without reducing surface quality or part integrity.
VL  - 3
IS  - 2
SN  - 1355-2546
DO  - 10.1108/13552549710176662
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/13552549710176662
AU  - Sabourin Emmanuel
AU  - Houser Scott A.
AU  - Helge Bøhn Jan
PY  - 1997
Y1  - 1997/01/01
TI  - Accurate exterior, fast interior layered manufacturing
T2  - Rapid Prototyping Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 44
EP  - 52
Y2  - 2024/09/22
ER  -