Hybrid layered manufacturing: Direct rapid metal tool-making process

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

Volumn 218, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 1657-1665

  Karunakaran, K P ^a   Sreenathbabu, A ^a   Pushpa, V ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Computer numerical control (CNC) machining; Metal inert gas (MIG) metal active gas (MAG) welding; Moulds and dies; Rapid prototyping; Stereolithography (STL) file

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMMINUTION; MACHINING; NUMERICAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; POROSITY; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL (CNC) MACHINING; METAL-INSERT GAS (MIG)-METAL ACTIVE GAS (MAG) WELDING; MOULDS AND DIES; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY (STL) FILE;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 11144244091     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095440540421801202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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