Solid freeforming of ceramics using a drop-on-demand jet printer

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 211, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 211-214

  Xiang, Q F ^a   Evans, J R G ^a   Edirisinghe, M J ^a   Blazdell, P F ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Engineering ceramics; Jet printing; Solid freeform fabrication

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; FUEL CELLS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; PRINTING;

JET PRINTING; SOLID FREEFORM FABRICATION;

FORMING;

EID: 0030680827     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405971516194     Document Type: Article

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