Efficient cooling with tool inserts manufactured by electron beam melting

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 128-135

  Rannar, L E ^a   Glad, A ^b   Gustafson, C G ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cooling; Cooling equipment; Rapid prototyping; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; INJECTION MOLDING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

COOLING EQUIPMENTS; FREE FORM FABRICATED (FFF); RAPID TOOLING (RT);

COOLING SYSTEMS;

EID: 34249705733     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540710750870     Document Type: Article

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