Sheet Metal Fabrication

Sheet Metal Fabrication
Author: Eddie Paul
Publisher: MotorBooks International
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2008-03-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0760327947

Sheet metal fabrication--from fins and fenders to art--with all the necessary information on tools, preparations, materials, forms, mock-ups, and much more.

Rapid Tooling

Rapid Tooling
Author: Peter Hilton
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2000-06-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780203908020

A discussion of the rapid tooling (RT) technologies under development and in use for the timely production of moulds and manufacturing tools. It describes applications within various leading companies and guides product and manufacturing process development groups on ways to reduce investments of money and time.

Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing

Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing
Author: Paulo Jorge da Silva Bartolo
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2005-09-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780415390620

Virtual Modelling and Rapid Manufacturing presents essential research in the area of Virtual and Rapid Prototyping. It contains reviewed papers that were presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, held at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, from September 28 to October 1, 2005. The volume covers a wide range of topical subjects, such as medical imaging, reverse engineering, virtual reality and prototyping, biomanufacturing and tissue engineering, advanced rapid prototyping technologies and micro-fabrication, biomimetics and materials, and concurrent engineering

Virtual and Rapid Manufacturing

Virtual and Rapid Manufacturing
Author: Ljubomir Tanchev
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 866
Release: 2007-09-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0203931874

Collection of 120 peer-reviewed papers that were presented at the 3rd International Conference on Advanced Research in Virtual and Rapid Prototyping, held in Leiria, Portugal in September 2007. Essential reading for all those working on V&RP, focused on inducing increased collaboration between industry and academia. In addition to key

Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing

Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing
Author: R. J. M. Hague
Publisher: iSmithers Rapra Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2000
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781859572030

The aim of new techniques of rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing is to take a new product from the Computer Aided Design (CAD) stage into instant production of the prototype, or even the end use part. In this report the different methods available, the material choice, accuracy and model build size are described. An additional indexed section containing several hundred abstracts from the Rapra Polymer Library database gives useful references for further reading.

Rapid Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping
Author: Patri K. Venuvinod
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2013-04-17
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1475763611

Since the dawn of civilization, mankind has been engaged in the conception and manufacture of discrete products to serve the functional needs of local customers and the tools (technology) needed by other craftsmen. In fact, much of the progress in civilization can be attributed to progress in discrete product manufacture. The functionality of a discrete object depends on two entities: form, and material composition. For instance, the aesthetic appearance of a sculpture depends upon its form whereas its durability depends upon the material composition. An ideal manufacturing process is one that is able to automatically generate any form (freeform) in any material. However, unfortunately, most traditional manufacturing processes are severely constrained on all these counts. There are three basic ways of creating form: conservative, subtractive, and additive. In the first approach, we take a material and apply the needed forces to deform it to the required shape, without either adding or removing material, i. e. , we conserve material. Many industrial processes such as forging, casting, sheet metal forming and extrusion emulate this approach. A problem with many of these approaches is that they focus on form generation without explicitly providing any means for controlling material composition. In fact, even form is not created directly. They merely duplicate the external form embedded in external tooling such as dies and molds and the internal form embedded in cores, etc. Till recently, we have had to resort to the 'subtractive' approach to create the form of the tooling.

Incremental Forming as a Rapid Tooling Process

Incremental Forming as a Rapid Tooling Process
Author: Daniel Afonso
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 105
Release: 2019-05-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030153606

This book discusses the general concept and applications of rapid tooling technologies and introduces the use of incremental forming for the development of rapid sheet tools. Methods and techniques for tool design and development are discussed, considering their manufacture using incremental forming and complementary processes. The mechanical and thermal performance of sheet metal tools is analyzed. Finally, possible applications are introduced, with the description of some case study examples.

Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet Forming Techniques

Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet Forming Techniques
Author: Vishal Gulati
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2023-08-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1119986443

HANDBOOK OF FLEXIBLE AND SMART SHEET FORMING TECHNIQUES Single-source guide to innovative sheet forming techniques and applications, featuring contributions from a range of engineering perspectives Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet Forming Techniques presents a collection of research on state-of-art techniques developed specifically for flexible and smart sheet forming, with a focus on using analytical strategies and computational, simulation, and AI approaches to develop innovative sheet forming techniques. Bringing together various engineering perspectives, the book emphasizes how these manufacturing techniques intersect with Industry 4.0 technologies for applications in the mechanical, automobile, industrial, aerospace, and medical industries. Research outcomes, illustrations, case studies, and examples are included throughout the text, and are useful for readers who wish to better understand and utilize these new manufacturing technologies. Topics covered in the book include: Concepts, classifications, variants, process cycles, and materials for flexible and smart sheet forming techniques Comparisons between the aforementioned techniques and other conventional sheet forming processes, plus hardware and software requirements for these techniques Parameters, responses, and optimization strategies, mechanics of flexible and smart sheet forming, simulation approaches, and future innovations and directions Recent advancements in the field, including various optimizations like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, and machine learning techniques Handbook of Flexible and Smart Sheet Forming Techniques is an ideal reference guide for academic researchers and industrial engineers in the fields of incremental sheet forming. It also serves as an excellent comprehensive reference source for university students and practitioners in the mechanical, production, industrial, computer science engineering, medical, and pharmaceutical industries.