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Citation
Rigelsford, J. (2000), "Rapid Prototyping and Flexible Manufacturing", Assembly Automation, Vol. 20 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/aa.2000.03320dad.011
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2000, MCB UP Limited
Rapid Prototyping and Flexible Manufacturing
Rapid Prototyping and Flexible Manufacturing
Edited by Rolf-Jürgen Ahlers and Gunther ReinhartSPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering1997160 pp.ISBN 0-8194-2522-2$30.00
Keywords: Rapid prototyping, Flexible manufacturing systems
This volume contains the proceedings of the SPIE conference on Rapid Prototyping and Flexible Manufacturing, a part of the EutOpto Series. It was held on 16 June 1997 in Munich. The conference was split into two sessions which addressed Data Acquisition and Measurement, and Flexible Manufacturing respectively.
Five papers were presented in session 1 and include: "Optical digitisation and strategies to combine different views of an optical sensor", "Image processing system for strain measurements in deformed sheet metal, and sheet metal forming: optimisation based on image processing", and "3D metrologies for industrial applications".
Session 2 comprises 12 papers which deal with optical systems for rapid prototyping and flexible manufacturing. They include: "Introduction of a CAM feature made for laser beam welding", "Rapid tooling: a new approach to integrated product and process development", "Integration of laser processing in machine tools and their economy", and "Sand, die, and investment parts via the SLS selective laser sintering process". Other interesting papers in this session include: "Laser microfabrication of metallic parts", "Laser assisted turning of advanced ceramics" and "Moldless casting by laser".
The papers in this volume are published as presented and without change, which means there is no unified look to the text. This allows for the proceedings of such conferences to be published quickly after the event. Rapid Prototyping and Flexible Manufacturing will be of interest to engineers, those working with lasers and optics, and to professionals involved in manufacturing.