An investigation of the capability profile of the three dimensional printing process with an emphasis on the achievable accuracy

CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 189-192

  Dimitrov, D ^a   Van Wijck, W ^a   Schreve, K ^a   De Beer, N ^a   Meijer, J ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

3D printing; Accuracy; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; STANDARDS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ACCURACY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING PROCESS;

PRINTING;

EID: 0041842515     PISSN: 00078506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0007-8506(07)60562-9     Document Type: Article

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