Description
Book SynopsisRapid Prototyping and allied fields are still relatively young technologies and, as such, their scope and range are expanding at a dramatic rate. New and improved techniques and applicationsare developing and this is reflected in the varied topics covered in
Rapid Design, Prototyping and Manufacture. Efforts to extend the scope of application of three dimensional printing processes is an important milestone in rapid manufacture. This is being vigorously addressed and is well represented in this volume. It now seems to be only a matter of time before three-dimensional printing units will join other peripherals in office and domestic computer systems to produce toys, small domestic and office items on demand.
CONTENTS INCLUDE:
- Analysis of the application of the Z-corps three dimensional printing system for rapid tooling for plastic injection moulded components.
- A novel method for rapid prototyping/tooling/manufacture - Shell/Assisted Layer Manufacture (SALM)
- Accuracy of a novel fused deposition modelling technology
- New software tools for reverse engineering parts based on three-dimensional volumetric scans.
- A stuctured approach to the simplification of optimization problems in the virtual prototyping environment
- The appropriate application of computer-aided design and manufacture techniques in silicone facial prosthetics
- Application of the Z-Corps three-dimensional printing processes using novel material to manufacture bio-scaffold for bone replacement
- Rapid prototyping manufacture of complex three-dimensional microscaffolds used in regenerative medicine.
Table of ContentsForeword ix; Formal Presentation Papers; Analysis of the application of the Z-Corps three- dimensional printing system for rapid tooling for plastic injection moulded components P M Hackney and K P Pancholi 3; A novel method for rapid prototyping/tooling/manufacture - Shell Assisted Layer Manufacturing (SALM) A K Egodawatta, D K Harrison, A K M De Silva, and G Haritos 13; Accuracy of a novel fused deposition modelling technology M O Ibrahim, D P Brabazon, and M S J Hashmi 23; New software tools for reverse engineering parts based on three-dimensional volumetric scans P G Young 31; A structured approach to the simplification of optimization problems in the virtual prototyping environment D P Comerford and S D Quayle 37; The appropriate application of computer-aided design and manufacture techniques in silicone facial prosthetics D Eggbeer, R Bibb, and P Evans 45; Application of the Z-Corps three-dimensional printing processes using novel material to manufacture bio-scaffold for bone replacement P M Hackney and K P Pancholi 53; Rapid prototyping manufacture of complex three dimensional microscaffolds used in regenerative medicine K Donnelly, R P Keatch, M S Pridham, B Collier, S L Schor, A Schor, and C Gribbon 61; Poster Presentation Papers; A study on the effects of resin infiltration techniques on parts produced using the three-dimensional printing (3DP) process K A M Steele, N S Herbert, and V Pretet 71; Improving the performance of rapid vacuum investment casting R M Minev, N B Zlatov, E M Minev, S Z Su, and K D Dotchev 79; Development of systems to increase the green part strength of the three-dimensional printed Z-Corps manufactured parts by infiltration processes to improve their range of application P M Hackney and L C Channappa 87; Analysis of the EnvisionTec PerFactory system for rapid production of components and validation utilizing finite element and photo-elastic analysis P M Hackney and K P Pancholi 93; Authors' Index 101
