Cost estimation for rapid manufacturing - Laser sintering production for low to medium volumes

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

Volumn 220, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1417-1427

  Ruffo, M ^a   Tuck, C ^a   Hague, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost model; Laser sintering; Low volume manufacture; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; INVESTMENTS;

COST MODELS; LASER SINTERING; LOW VOLUME MANUFACTURE; RAPID MANUFACTURING;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 34247111346     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM517     Document Type: Article

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