Rapid-Prototyping Operations
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(c)
(a)
(b)
Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Fifth Edition, by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid.
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Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Fifth Edition, by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid.
ISBN 0-13-148965-8. 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.
Computational
Steps in Rapid
Prototyping
Figure 20.2 The
computational steps in
producing a stereolithography
file. (a) Three-dimensional
description of each part. (b)
The part is divided into slices
(only one in 10 is shown). (c)
Support material is planned.
(d) A set of tool directions is
determined to manufacture
each slice. Also shown is the
extruder path at section A-A
from (c) for a fused-depositionmodeling operation.
Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Fifth Edition, by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid.
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Fused-Deposition-Modeling
Figure 20.3 (a) Schematic illustration of the fused-deposition-modeling process. (b) The
FDM 5000, a fused-deposition-modeling machine. Source: Courtesy of Stratysis, Inc.
Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Fifth Edition, by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid.
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Figure 20.4 (a) A part with a protruding section which requires support material.
(b) Common support structures used in rapid-prototyping machines. Source: P. F.
Jacobs, Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing: Fundamentals of Stereolithography.
Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 1992.
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Stereolithography
Selective-Laser-Sintering
Three-Dimensional-Printing
Figure 20.9 Three-dimensional-printing using (a) part-build, (b) sinter, and (c) infiltration
steps to produce metal parts. (d) An example of a bronze-infiltrated stainless-steel part
produced through three-dimensional printing. Source: Courtesy of ProMetal.
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(a)
(b)
Figure 20.10 A fitting required for a helicopter fuselage. (a) CAD representation with added
dimensions. (b) Dies produced by three-dimensional printing. (c) Final forged workpiece.
Source: Courtesy of ProMetal.
Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Fifth Edition, by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid.
ISBN 0-13-148965-8. 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.
Laminated-Object-Manufacturing
Invisalign Orthodontic
Aligners
(a)
(b)
Figure 20.12 (a) An aligner for orthodontic use manufactured using a combination of rapid
tooling and thermoforming. (b) Comparison of conventional orthodontic braces to the use
of transparent aligners. Source: Courtesy of Align Technologies, Inc.
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Manufacturing of Invisalign
Orthodontic Aligners
(a)
(c)
(b)
Figure 20.13 The manufacturing sequence for Invisalign orthodontic aligners. (a) Creation
of a polymer impression of the patients teeth. (b) Computer modeling to produce CAD
representations of desired tooth profiles. (c) Production of incremental models of desired
tooth movement. An aligner is produced by thermoforming a transparent plastic sheet
against this model. Source: Courtesy of Align Technologies, Inc.
Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology, Fifth Edition, by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid.
ISBN 0-13-148965-8. 2006 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. All rights reserved.
Figure 20.14 Manufacturing steps for investment casting that uses rapid-prototyped wax
parts as blanks. This method uses a flask for the investment, but a shell method also can
be used. Source: Courtesy of 3D Systems, Inc.
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