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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"rapid manufacturing"”.
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Mechanical properties of rapid manufacturing and plastic injection molding
As rapid prototyping technology is beginning to transition to rapid manufacturing, it is important to understand how the performance of a part created using rapid prototyping compares to a part created using traditional methods. This paper compares the results of dimensional accuracy, tensile …
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Sacrificial polymers for rapid manufacturing of bioinspired vascular materials
… containing an organometallic compound enables manufacturing of complex vasculature in thermosets and FRPCs for self-healing, thermal regulation, and electromagnetic reconfigurability applications. However, this vascularization method is a two-step energy-intensive process that requires …
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Rapid manufacturing of high-performance fiber-reinforced polymer matrix composites
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-05-01
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Rapid manufacturing of thermoset polymers and composites processed by frontal polymerization
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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Microstructure and mechanical properties of biomedical alloys produced by Rapid Manufacturing techniques
Rapid Manufacturing (RM) technologies as Electron Beam Melting (EBM) and Selective Laser Melting (SLM) are able to produce fully dense parts from pre-alloyed powders in a layer-wise way. Moreover, they are able to create tailored surfaces with interconnected porosity. Applied to biomedical …
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Dynamic remodeling and rapid manufacturing of functional materials by ring-opening metathesis polymerization
… of these monomers in dynamic remodeling and rapid manufacturing were also demonstrated. As ROMP is driven by the release of ring strain, a monomer-polymer equilibrium would be established for monomers with low ring strain energy. Chapter 2 investigates the reversibility of equilibrium ROMP …
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Economic and technological advantages of using high speed sintering as a rapid manufacturing alternative in footwear applications
Rapid manufacturing is a family of technologies that employ additive layer deposition techniques to construct parts from computer based design models.[2] These parts can then be used as prototypes or finished goods. One type of rapid manufacturing technology, Selective Laser Sintering, only allows …
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originalMachines : developing tools and methods for object-oriented mechatronics
… audiences to access computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) tools like 3D-printing and laser-cutting. Nonetheless, there are few (if any) design tools and methods for creating complex mechanical assemblies that take full advantage of CAM systems. Creating unique mechatronic artifacts or …
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An Experimental Study of Synthetic Jet Actuators with Application in Airfoil LCO Control
… of airfoil/actuator integration, advanced manufacturing technique has been employed for rapid manufacturing of these complex parts. In addition, a newly designed experimental test facility is fabricated to study the effect of the developed actuator on aerodynamic performance. Parametric …
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Methods for increasing customization in rapid machining patient-specific bone implants
… customization of the surface characteristics of rapid machined patient-specific bone implants. A bone implant is a medical device that is used for replacing missing or damaged bone tissue in a patient's body. It is possible for a bone implant to have three different types of surfaces (articular, …
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Surface wettability studies of PDMS using flame plasma treatment
… for the flame plasma treatment to be used in rapid manufacturing of PDMS microfludic devices.
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Spatially-Directed Interfacial Polymerization
… polymerization (IP)-based methods for rapid manufacturing of polymers and their composites. First, In Situ Interfacial Polymerization (ISIP) is introduced as a fabrication technique for nanocomposites with tunable morphology. Using ISIP, dense carbon nanotube (CNT)-polymer composite …
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Rapid machine tool design
Rapid Machine Tool Design encompasses new materials and manufacturing and design processes that increase the speed and flexibility of the machine tool development process. Rapid design implies increased concurrency and overlap of design process steps, and it allows a quick and efficient response to …
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Electrochemical Modulation of Peripheral Nerves Using Ion-Selective Electrodes
… under relevant conditions, (3) established a rapid-manufacturing process for fabricating nerve cuff electrodes compatible with ISM coating and tested it in vivo, and (4) built off this foundational work to fabricate a Ca²⁺-selective nerve cuff electrode suitable for electrochemical operations, …
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Design of a slurry layer forming station and improved fluid handling system for raster processes in 3DP®
Three-Dimensional Printing (3DPTM) is a rapid-manufacturing process originally developed at MIT for building parts directly from CAD-generated models. Parts are fabricated in "slices" by creating a complete layer of powder and then selectively joining powder particles with a polymer binder …
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Digital material aerospace structures
… a novel approach for the design, analysis, and manufacturing of composite aerostructures through the use of digital materials. This approach can be used to create morphing wing structures with customizable structural properties, and the simplified composite fabrication strategy results in rapid …
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Custom digital fabrication in industrial design
Customization is a large field of business, ranging from low-cost custom designed t-shirts to the customizable interior of a luxury car. Even though designers are trained to develop aesthetically and functionally satisfying products, the sector of customizable products is growing with every new …
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Thermally-assisted frontal polymerization for rapid curing of fiber-reinforced polymer composites
… However, the state-of-the-art technologies for manufacturing FRPCs are intensive in terms of time and energy, generate a significant carbon footprint, and require costly resources. In addition, FRPCs lack key non-structural functionalities (e.g., de-icing, damage sensing) required for many …
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Characterization and Thermal Modeling of Laser Formed Ti-6Al-4V
The current work focuses on three aspects of laser formed Ti-6Al-4V: an evaluation of the as-deposited and heat treated macro and microstructures and preliminary results obtained from a model developed to calculate the temperature profile resultant of the laser forming process. A "solution treat …
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