Rapid prototyping work space optimization Academic Article

abstract

• Rapid prototyping (RP) is becoming more affordable and the preferred method because the technology is shifting from making only prototypes to being used as a process for simultaneously producing multiple parts. The part placement in the RP systems is a time consuming and tedious task for the operators. This paper discusses component development in RP and pan placement of models in the rapid prototyping machine work space to optimize utilization of RP systems. The algorithm proposed fills the work space with parts by partitioning the work volume into layers, and then filling these layers one after another.

authors

• Parsaei, Hamid

published proceedings

• COMPUTERS & INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

altmetric score

• 6

author list (cited authors)

• Nyaluke, A., Nasser, B., Leep, H. R., & Parsaei, H. R.

citation count

• 9

complete list of authors

• Nyaluke, A||Nasser, B||Leep, HR||Parsaei, HR

publication date

• January 1996

publisher

• Elsevier  Publisher

published in

• Computers and Industrial Engineering  Journal

keywords

• Manufacturing
• Part Placement
• Product Design
• Rapid Prototyping
• Space Optimization
• Work Space

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1016/0360-8352(96)00202-1

start page

• 103

end page

• 106

volume

• 31

issue

• 1-2

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1016%2F0360-8352%2896%2900202-1