Cost estimation for rapid manufacturing - Simultaneous production of mixed components using laser sintering

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

Volumn 221, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1585-1591

  Ruffo, M ^a   Hague, R ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost model; Laser sintering; Mixed production; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; MACHINE TOOLS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SINTERING;

COST MODELS; MIXED PRODUCTION; RAPID MANUFACTURING (RM);

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 38149094357     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/09544054JEM894     Document Type: Article

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