Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 14 Issue 4

Transformation algorithms for image preparation in spiral growth manufacturing (SGM)

C. Hauser, M. Dunschen, M. Egan, C. Sutcliffe

The purpose of this paper is to report on software development in which mathematical algorithms apply geometric transformations to digitised images in preparation for layer…

Experimental method of tooth contact analysis (TCA) with rapid prototyping (RP) use

Mariusz Sobolak, Grzegorz Budzik

The purpose of this paper is to determine the instantaneous contact area in a gearbox using rapid prototyping.

Performance of copper‐coated stereolithographic electrodes with internal cooling channels in electric discharge machining (EDM)

Devrim Anil, Can Çoğun

The purpose of this paper is to produce electric discharge machining (EDM) electrodes by using stereolithography (SLA) rapid prototyping technique and investigate the machining…

Use of parameter estimation for stereolithography surface finish improvement

Benay Sager, David W. Rosen

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate that significant surface finish improvements can be accomplished in stereolithography (SL) fabricated parts by applying a new process…

Coding system for rapid prototyping industry

Dilip Ingole, Abhaykumar Kuthe, Tushar Deshmukh, Satish Bansod

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the classification and coding system developed for the rapid prototyping (RP) industry.

Automated generation of assembly features in layered manufacturing

Benoit Delebecque, Yves Houtmann, Geoffroy Lauvaux, Claude Barlier

The purpose of this paper is to describe an original algorithm for point location of assembly features. Decomposing a model into several parts, for its manufacture using…

Rapid freeze prototyping technique in bio‐plotters for tissue scaffold fabrication

Cong Bang Pham, Kah Fai Leong, Tze Chiun Lim, Kerm Sin Chian

The purpose of this paper is to develop a new bio‐plotter using a rapid freeze prototyping (RFP) technique and to investigate its potential applications in fabricating tissue…

Editorial

Ian Campbell