Assembly Automation: Volume 25 Issue 4
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The international journal of assembly technology and managementTable of contents - Special Issue: Rapid Prototyping
Guest Editors: Dr Jonathan Corney
Rethink assembly design
Ralf Becker, Andrzej Grzesiak, Axel HenningRapid manufacturing processes provide designers, mechanical and process engineers with a lot of chances and opportunities. It is necessary to show them, how their work and their…
Case study: selective laser sintering of the USUSat II small satellite structure
Joel Quincieu, Chris Robinson, Brent Stucker, Todd MosherThis paper illustrates an effective application of rapid prototyping (RP) to produce a high definition polymer model of a satellite structure prior to final machining of the…
New high speed imaging CMM system aids car production
Robert BogueTo describe a new vision‐based co‐ordinate measuring machine (CMM) developed in France by ActiCM, which has undergone successful trials with car maker Renault.
A study of capillary forces as a gripping principle
Pierre Lambert, Alain DelchambreThis work aimed at studying the use of capillary forces as a gripping principle in the handling of sub‐millimetric sized components. The goal was to present the results as design…
Medical rapid prototyping applications and methods
L.C. Hieu, N. Zlatov, J. Vander Sloten, E. Bohez, L. Khanh, P.H. Binh, P. Oris, Y. ToshevAims to investigate medical rapid prototyping (medical RP) technology applications and methods based on reverse engineering (RE) and medical imaging data.
Temperature controlled laser chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) using thermal imaging
Daniel Jean, W. Jack Lackey, Chad E. DutyTo describe the thermal imaging control system used to deposit lines of graphite in a laser chemical vapor deposition (LCVD) system.
Direct tool steel injection mould inserts through the Arcam EBM free‐form fabrication process
Gregory J. Gibbons, Robert G. HansellThe aim of this study is to demonstrate the benefit of design flexibility afforded by the Arcam free‐form fabrication process in the direct manufacture of injection mould inserts…
Rapid tooling in support of accelerated new product development
Deon de Beer, Gerrie Booysen, Ludrick Barnard, Michèle TruscottThe paper examines whether additive manufacturing can deliver durable injection‐moulding tools – fast, reliable, accurate and economic. Researchers from the Central University of…
Thermal characteristics of a new metal/polymer material for FDM rapid prototyping process
S.H. Masood, W.Q. SongPresents development and characterisation of a new metal/polymer composite material for use in fused deposition modelling (FDM) rapid prototyping process with the aim of…
Embedded micro‐channel fabrication using line‐scan stereolithography
Ryan B. Wicker, Atul V. Ranade, Francisco Medina, Jeremy A. PalmerIn an effort to directly manufacture devices with embedded complex and three‐dimensional (3D) micro‐channels on the order of microns to millimeters, issues associated with…
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0144-5154e-ISSN:
1758-4078ISSN-L:
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Robotic Intelligence and AutomationOnline date, start – end:
1980 – 2022Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedEditor:
- Prof Hong Qiao