The RapidTool process: Technical capabilities and applications

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

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 107-116

  Pham, D T ^a   Dimov, S S ^a   Lacan, F ^a  

^a School of Engineering   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Finishing; Gravity die casting; Injection moulding; Rapidtool; Selected laser sintering; Tooling

Indexed keywords

DIE CASTING; INJECTION MOLDING; LASER APPLICATIONS; SINTERING;

GRAVITY DIE CASTING; RAPIPD TOOLING; SELECTED LASER SINTERING;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 0033884435     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954405001517487     Document Type: Article

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