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Additive manufacturing technology and material selection for direct manufacture of products based on computer aided design geometric feature analysis

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Additive manufacturing technology and material selection for direct manufacture of products based on computer aided design geometric feature analysis. / Smith, Paul; Lupeanu, Mihaela; Rennie, Allan.
In: International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, Vol. 6, No. 2-4, 2012, p. 96-110.

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Smith, P, Lupeanu, M & Rennie, A 2012, 'Additive manufacturing technology and material selection for direct manufacture of products based on computer aided design geometric feature analysis', International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, vol. 6, no. 2-4, pp. 96-110. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMSI.2012.049950

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Smith, P., Lupeanu, M., & Rennie, A. (2012). Additive manufacturing technology and material selection for direct manufacture of products based on computer aided design geometric feature analysis. International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity, 6(2-4), 96-110. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMSI.2012.049950

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Smith P, Lupeanu M, Rennie A. Additive manufacturing technology and material selection for direct manufacture of products based on computer aided design geometric feature analysis. International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity. 2012;6(2-4):96-110. doi: 10.1504/IJMSI.2012.049950

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Smith, Paul ; Lupeanu, Mihaela ; Rennie, Allan. / Additive manufacturing technology and material selection for direct manufacture of products based on computer aided design geometric feature analysis. In: International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity. 2012 ; Vol. 6, No. 2-4. pp. 96-110.

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