CAM software development for laminated tooling: Lamination cutting trajectory algorithms

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Manufacturing Engineering Division, MED

Volumn 11, Issue , 2000, Pages 347-354

  Im, Yong Tai ^a   Walczyk, Daniel F ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0001172391     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
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