Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 10 Issue 3

Using the philosophy of mobile agent technology for e‐service in the field of reverse engineering applications

Zhang Yingjie, Ge Liling

Reverse engineering methodology paves an efficient way for simulating and manufacturing existing objects with complex shapes, and a range of applications also has shown this…

A new hollowing process for rapid prototype models

Zhang Zhengyu, Ding Yucheng, Hong Jun

A new method of hollowing rapid prototype models based on STL models and their cross‐sectional contours is presented to meet the demands of hollowed prototypes in casting and…

Thermal effects on stereolithography tools during injection moulding

Armando Sá Ribeiro, Neil Hopkinson, Carlos Henrique Ahrens

In this work, the changes to stereolithography (SL) resin mechanical properties during the injection moulding process were evaluated. A multi‐impression SL mould was built and…

An experimental study of surface quality and dimensional accuracy for selective inhibition of sintering

Bahram Asiabanpour, Kurt Palmer, Behrokh Khoshnevis

Selective inhibition of sintering (SIS) is a new rapid prototyping method that builds parts in a layer‐by‐layer fabrication basis. SIS works by joining powder particles through…

SIEM measurements of ultimate tensile strength and tensile modulus of jetted, UV‐cured epoxy resin microsamples

Sheng Chang, Daniel Attinger, Fu‐Pen Chiang, Yong Zhao, Ranjana C. Patel

Resin jetting with piezo print‐heads is in increasing use, and in the rapid prototyping industry, the merging quality between adjacent droplets will determine the mechanical…

A rapid design and manufacturing system for product development applications

Wang Guangchun, Li Huiping, Guan Yanjin, Zhao Guoqun

In recent years, rapid prototyping (RP) and rapid tooling (RT) technologies have been implemented in many aspects of industry, especially in the area of new product development…

RP in medicine: a case study in cranial reconstructive surgery

Sunil Gopakumar

During the repair of compound skull fractures or penetrating wounds to the brain, removal of significant portions of the skull may be required. Conventional prefabricated…