Campus Units
Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Accepted Manuscript
Publication Date
10-15-2009
Journal or Book Title
International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing
Volume
1
Issue
1
First Page
41
Last Page
64
Research Focus Area(s)
Advanced Manufacturing Research
DOI
10.1504/IJRapidM.2009.028931
Abstract
The material and product accuracy limitations of rapid prototyped products can often prevent the use of rapid prototyping (RP) processes for production of final end-use products. Conventional machining processes are well-developed technologies with the capability of employing a wide range of materials in the creation of highly accurate components. This paper presents an overview of how conventional machining processes can be used for RP and direct manufacturing processes. The methodologies of computer numerical control machining for rapid prototyping (CNC-RP) and wire electronic discharge machining for rapid prototyping (WEDM-RP) are presented in this paper. A general discussion of selection criteria and cost comparisons among both current additive RP and conventional machining approaches to rapid manufacturing are also presented.
Copyright Owner
Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright Date
2009
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Yang, Zhi; Wysk, Richard A.; Joshi, Sanjay; Frank, Matthew C.; and Petrzelka, Joseph E., "Conventional machining methods for rapid prototyping and direct manufacturing" (2009). Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Publications. 234.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/imse_pubs/234
Comments
This is a manuscript of an article published as Yang, Zhi, Richard A. Wysk, Sanjay Joshi, Matthew C. Frank, and Joseph E. Petrzelka. "Conventional machining methods for rapid prototyping and direct manufacturing." International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing 1, no. 1 (2009): 41-64. DOI: 10.1504/IJRapidM.2009.028931. Posted with permission.