An integrated cost-model for selective laser melting (SLM)

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 208-214

  Rickenbacher, L ^a   Spierings, A ^b   Wegener, K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSPIRE AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Additive manufacturing; Advanced manufacturing technologies; Cost estimates; Cost model; Costing; Modelling; Parts; Selective laser melting

Indexed keywords

3D PRINTERS; COST REDUCTION; MANUFACTURE; MODELS;

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING; ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGIES; COST MODELS; COSTING; PARTS; SELECTIVE LASER MELTING;

COST ESTIMATING;

EID: 84899874914     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552541311312201     Document Type: Article

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