Investigation of LOM process quality using design of experiments approach

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 316-323

  Kechagias, John ^a  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF LARISSA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Advanced manufacturing technologies; Product quality; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TAGUCHI METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; LAMINATED OBJECT MANUFACTURING (LOM); PRODUCT QUALITY;

RAPID PROTOTYPING;

EID: 34548692117     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540710824823     Document Type: Article

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