Improving dimensional accuracy of SLS processed part using Taguchi method

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7997, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cheng, Rong ^a,b   Wu, Xiaoyu ^a   Zheng, Jianping ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Casting sand mould; Dimension accuracy; SLS; Taguchi method

Indexed keywords

DIMENSION ACCURACY; DIMENSIONAL ACCURACY; DIMENSIONAL ERRORS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LASER POWER; LAYER THICKNESS; OPTIMUM PARAMETERS; OPTIMUM PROCESS CONDITIONS; OPTIMUM PROCESSING; PROCESS PARAMETERS; PROCESS VARIABLES; PROCESSING PARAMETERS; SAND MOLD; SAND MOULDS; SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING; SLS; STANDARD TESTS; TAGUCHI; TAGUCHI'S PARAMETER DESIGN;

LASER HEATING; MOLDS; SINTERING; TAGUCHI METHODS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE (ANOVA);

EID: 79960434209     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.884811     Document Type: Conference Paper

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