Manufacturing parts optimization in the three-dimensional printing process by the Taguchi method

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-130

  Hsu, Tsung Jung ^a   Lai, Wei Hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA); Rapid Prototyping (RP); Taguchi method; Three Dimensional Printing (3DP)

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA); PRINTING PRESSES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TAGUCHI METHODS;

DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT; MANUFACTURING PROCESS PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL PARAMETER; OPTIMIZED PARAMETER; PROCESS PARAMETERS; QUALITY PROPERTIES; THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING (3DP);

3D PRINTERS;

EID: 76249130279     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2010.9671604     Document Type: Article

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