Additive manufacturing in South Africa: Building on the foundations

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 156-162

  Campbell, R I ^a   De Beer, D J ^a   Pei, E ^a  

^a VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems; Rapid prototypes; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; CURRENT SITUATION; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GOOD PRACTICES; GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; IF THERE ARE; JOURNAL PAPER; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; RAPID PROTOTYPES; REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA; ROAD-MAPS; SOUTH AFRICA;

HIGHWAY PLANNING; MANUFACTURE; MAPS; RAPID PROTOTYPING; ROADS AND STREETS;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH;

EID: 79952366275     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552541111113907     Document Type: Article

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