A comparison of rapid fabrication methods for sheet metal forming dies

Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 214-224

  Walczyk, D F ^a   Hardt, D E ^b  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; COMPUTER CONTROL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; DIES; FABRICATION; MACHINING; METAL FORMING; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PAPER LAMINATES; PRODUCT DESIGN; TRANSFER FUNCTIONS;

COMPUTER NUMERIC CONTROL MACHINING; DISCRETE DIE METHOD; PROFILED EDGE LAMINATION; SHEET METAL FORMING DIES;

STEEL SHEET;

EID: 0032632015     PISSN: 10871357     EISSN: 15288935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2831208     Document Type: Article

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