Multi-material additive and subtractive prosumer digital fabrication with a free and open-source convertible delta RepRap 3-D printer

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 506-519

  Anzalone, Gerald C ^a   Wijnen, Bas ^a   Pearce, Joshua M ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D; Component manufacturing; Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping; Rapid tooling; Technological change

Indexed keywords

COSTS; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS; PRINTING PRESSES; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SILICONES;

COMPONENT MANUFACTURING; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING; FINANCIAL INVESTMENTS; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RAPID TOOLING; SIMPLE MODIFICATIONS; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

FABRICATION;

EID: 84940472009     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/RPJ-09-2014-0113     Document Type: Article

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