Essays about: "rapid tooling"

Found 3 essays containing the words rapid tooling.

  1. 1. Fabricability of a high alloy tool steel produced with LPBF, with a focus on part geometry

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Zulfaqar Abdelamir; [2021]
    Keywords : Addtive Manufacturing; Laser Powder Bed Fusion; High alloy Cold Work Tool Steel; Addtiv Tillverkning; LPBF; Höglegerat kallbearbetningsstål;

    Abstract : Additive manufacturing (AM) is a promising manufacturing process that provides that ability to fabricate components with complex geometries with relatively low lead times compared to other manufacturing processes. This allows for more freedom of design, as prototypes can easily be produced throughout the development process. READ MORE

  3. 2. 3D Printed Customized Tooling Development Approach

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för maskinteknik (MT); Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för skog och träteknik (SOT)

    Author : Sami Thawaba; [2021]
    Keywords : Additive Manufacturing; Rapid prototyping; Lean Manufacturing; User Centered Design; jigs; fixture;

    Abstract : 3D printing technologies have been gaining a lot of popularity in the last fifteen years, technologies like Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing have never been as accessible as they are today, and with the introduction of the desktop 3D printer, the technology is becoming a mainstream tool for developing prototypes and direct part production from a Computer-Aided Design (CAD) file. In an industrial context, the technology is utilized for different purposes, among which is the development and production of customized and task-specific tools. READ MORE

  4. 3. From rapid prototyping to direct manufacturing : State-of-the-art and impacts on operational performance : The case of the automotive industry

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Maeva Badaire; [2015]
    Keywords : Additive manufacturing; rapid manufacturing; operational performance; lean manufacturing; lean practices; seven production wastes; automotive industry; rapid prototyping; rapid tooling; direct manufacturing;

    Abstract : Additive manufacturing is an industrial process, developed in the early 1980s and currently used in several industries such as the medical, aircraft and automotive industries. In the first place,additive manufacturing was mostly usedby manufacturing industries to produce prototypes, models and patterns. READ MORE