Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 17 Issue 2
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The international journal for research on additive manufacturing and 3D printingTable of contents
Composite sandwich structures with rapid prototyped cores
Richard R. Williams, William E. Howard, Scott M. MartinThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the feasibility of using rapid prototyping (RP) technologies (stereolithography (SLA), fused deposition modeling (FDM), and…
The influence of standoff variations on the forming accuracy in laser direct metal deposition
Gangxian Zhu, Dichen Li, Anfeng Zhang, Gang Pi, Yiping TangThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the influencing rule of the standoff distance variations between the nozzle outlet and the powder deposition point on forming…
Gas turbine blade manufacturing by use of epoxy resin tooling and silicone rubber molding techniques
M. Vaezi, D. Safaeian, C.K. ChuaConventional investment casting of turbine blades is a time consuming and expensive process due to the complications in wax injection steps and the complex shape of airfoil…
An efficient curvature‐based partitioning of large‐scale STL models
Jingbin Hao, Liang Fang, Robert E. WilliamsRapid prototyping (RP) of large‐scale solid models requires the stereolithographic (STL) file to be precisely partitioned. Especially, the selection of cutting positions is…
Non‐destructive analysis (NDA) of external and internal structures in 3DP
Matteo Gatto, Russell Anthony HarrisThree‐dimensional printing (3DP) is an increasingly popular additive manufacturing (AM) process. The structure produced in 3DP comprises of two main elements: an external “shell”…
Development of new rapid prototyping process
Marlon Wesley Machado Cunico, Carlos Marcus Gomes da Silva Cruz, Miriam Machado Cunico, Neri VolpatoThe purpose of this paper is to identify the key elements of a new rapid prototyping process, which involves layer‐by‐layer deposition of liquid‐state material and at the same…
Development of a novel two‐laser beam stereolithography system
Cho‐Pei JiangThe purpose of this paper is to develop a novel two‐laser beam stereolithography system which has the advantages of low cost, fabrication time reduction and high accuracy.
Additive manufacturing in South Africa: building on the foundations
R.I. Campbell, D.J. de Beer, E. PeiIn a previous Rapid Prototyping Journal paper, the authors reviewed the first decade of rapid prototyping (RP) use within the Republic of South Africa (RSA). The paper analysed…
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- Professor Ian Gibson