Layer Manufacturing Processes: Technology advances and research challenges

Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing - Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  Pham, D T ^a   Dimov, S S ^a   Ji, C ^a   Gault, R S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Layer Manufacturing Processes; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS PROCESS; COST SAVING; ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES; GLOBAL MARKET; LAYER MANUFACTURING; LEADTIME; NEW PROCESS; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES;

INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING; RAPID PROTOTYPING; TECHNOLOGY;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 79955509105     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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