Selective Laser Sintering

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Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing deals with various aspects of joining materials to form parts. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an automated technique for direct conversion of 3D CAD data into physical objects using a variety of approaches. Manufacturers have been using these technologies in order to reduce development cycle times and get their products to the market quicker, more cost effectively, and with added value due to the incorporation of customizable features. Realizing the potential of AM applications, a large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metals for product development. Authors Ian Gibson, David W. Rosen and Brent Stucker explain these issues, as well as:

• Providing a comprehensive overview of AM technologies plus descriptions of support technologies like software systems and post-processing approaches
• Discussing the wide variety of new and emerging applications like micro-scale AM, medical applications, direct write electronics and Direct Digital Manufacturing of end-use components
• Introducing systematic solutions for process selection and design for AM

Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing is the perfect book for researchers, students, practicing engineers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturing industry professionals interested in additive manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing

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Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing deals with various aspects of joining materials to form parts. Additive Manufacturing (AM) is an automated technique for direct conversion of 3D CAD data into physical objects using a variety of approaches. Manufacturers have been using these technologies in order to reduce development cycle times and get their products to the market quicker, more cost effectively, and with added value due to the incorporation of customizable features. Realizing the potential of AM applications, a large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metals for product development. Authors Ian Gibson, David W. Rosen and Brent Stucker explain these issues, as well as:

• Providing a comprehensive overview of AM technologies plus descriptions of support technologies like software systems and post-processing approaches
• Discussing the wide variety of new and emerging applications like micro-scale AM, medical applications, direct write electronics and Direct Digital Manufacturing of end-use components
• Introducing systematic solutions for process selection and design for AM

Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing is the perfect book for researchers, students, practicing engineers, entrepreneurs, and manufacturing industry professionals interested in additive manufacturing.

Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing

3T RPD Ltd – www.3trpd.co.uk – Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) is a revolutionary technology that produces metal components that are 99.99% dense, directly from your 3D CAD data. The parts produced are comparable to a good investment cast part and the mechanical properties are comparable to those of a cast or machined component.

DigInfo – movie.diginfo.tv The SEMplice, developed by Aspect Inc., on display at the 2008 Design Engineering & Manufacturing Solutions Expo, is a Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) machine used for developing models and prototypes from 3D CAD data. The SEMplice features a 16 watt CO2 laser with a scan speed of 5 m and a beam width of 0.275mm, and can be used to create functional precision models, prototypes and patterns for a wide range of industries.

Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…

Direct Metal Laser Sintering: Direct Metal Laser Sintering …

Direct Metal Laser Sintering. Utilizing the DMLS process, metal parts of the most complex geometries Read the rest of this entry »

WHAT IS SLS?

Rapid Prototyping refers to the creation of quick representations of final products from an initial idea and taking it through successive iterations until the final form is developed without tooling or molds. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) is one of the most popular Rapid Prototyping mechanisms in which a laser beam selectively fuses or sinters powder Read the rest of this entry »

How are models made on a Dimension SST 768 3D Printer?

Functional 3D models are built from the bottom up, one layer at a time. Layers build upon each other to create a perfectly accurate 3D model.

What material is used?

The material is tough, durable acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) plastic.

How are the layers created?

Layers are created through fused deposition Read the rest of this entry »