Process build-time estimator algorithm for laminated object manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 297-304

  Kechagias, John ^a   Maropoulos, Stergios ^b   Karagiannis, Stefanos ^b  

^a University of Larissa   (Greece)

^b Univ of Appl Sci of W Macedonia   (Greece)

Author keywords

Estimation; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; GLUES; LAMINATING; LITHOGRAPHY; PAPER; RAPID PROTOTYPING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

LAMINATING OBJECT MANUFACTURING (LOM); RAPID PROTOTYPES; STEREOLITHOGRAPHY (SL); SURFACE AREAS;

LAYERED MANUFACTURING;

ALGORITHMS; ESTIMATION; GLUE; LAMINATES; LITHOGRAPHY; PAPER;

EID: 9444294520     PISSN: 13552546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552540410562331     Document Type: Article

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