Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 12 Issue 2

Environmental impacts of rapid prototyping: an overview of research to date

Aleksandra Drizo, Joseph Pegna

To provide a comprehensive state of the art review of environmental impact assessment (EIA) of existing rapid prototyping (RP) and rapid tooling (RT), and identify prospective…

Using response surface methodology to optimize the stereolithography process

Gamal Weheba, Adolfo Sanchez‐Marsa

The purpose of this paper is to present a study of the stereolithography apparatus SLA 250‐50 motivated by the introduction of the new epoxy resin AccuGen™.

Physical modeling of catchment area by rapid prototyping using GIS data

S. Agrawal, J.P. Antunes, E. Theron, M. Truscott, D.J. de Beer

The purpose of the present work is to develop a methodology for making physical models of catchment areas and terrains by rapid prototyping (RP) using geographic information…

Comparison between the products of four RPM systems for metals

K. Abdel Ghany, S.F. Moustafa

To compare the capabilities and product quality of four state‐of‐the‐art metal rapid prototyping and manufacturing (RPM) systems. This comparison could help industrial companies…

Rapid manufacture of removable partial denture frameworks

Richard Bibb, Dominic Eggbeer, Robert Williams

The aim of this study was to explore the application of rapid manufacturing (RM) to the production of patient specific, custom‐fitting removable partial denture (RPD) alloy…

Investigation of the mechanical properties and porosity relationships in fused deposition modelling‐fabricated porous structures

Ker Chin Ang, Kah Fai Leong, Chee Kai Chua, Margam Chandrasekaran

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanical properties and porosity relationships in fused deposition modelling (FDM) fabricated porous structures.

Influence of layer thickness on mechanical properties in stereolithography

K. Chockalingam, N. Jawahar, U. Chandrasekhar

Mechanical properties such as tensile, yield, impact strengths, and development of residual stresses play an important role intooling applications. The objective of this paper is…

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