Skip to content
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Menu
Home
About Us
Resources
Profiles Metrics
Authors Directory
Institutions Directory
Top Authors
Top Institutions
Top Sponsors
AI Digest
Contact Us
Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
engineering
Investigating the achievable accuracy of three dimensional printing
Rapid Prototyping Journal, Volume 12, No. 1, Year 2006
Notification
URL copied to clipboard!
Description
Purpose - The research was undertaken to characterise the three dimensional printing (3DP) process in term of the achievable dimensional and geometric accuracy. Design/methodology/approach - New benchmark models were developed that represent characteristics needing to be investigated. The parts were fabricated in different materials. A program was written to measure the features on a numerically controlled coordinate measurement machine. Finally, a statistical analysis was done. The results are reported in terms of statistical parameters and international tolerance (IT) grades. Findings - The paper provides general IT grades of the 3DP process for parts printed using different materials (powders). Research limitations/implications - The research is limited to specific materials and equipment. Practical implications - The data is very useful for designing products to be manufactured on 3DP machines applying either direct or indirect methods. Originality/value - 3DP is more and more used for rapid prototyping with great potential towards rapid manufacturing. Designers need to know the capability profile of the process they are going to use. There is a significant lack of published data on the 3DP process characteristics. This research was conducted to fill this gap and provide much needed accuracy information. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Authors & Co-Authors
Dimitrov, Dimitri Marinov
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Van Wijck, W.
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Schreve, Kristiaan
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
de Beer, Neal
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Statistics
Citations: 162
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 1
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1108/13552540610637264
ISSN:
13552546
Study Approach
Quantitative