Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSN › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
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TY - CHAP
T1 - A system for the generation of liquid metal droplets using electromotive forces
AU - Rennie, Allan
AU - Bennett, Graham R.
PY - 1997/9
Y1 - 1997/9
N2 - As a result of teh success of reducing "time-to-market" of parts produced using the various Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies, more emphasis is now being placed on the reduction of the secondary process time to gain physical metal parts. To bypass the initial stage of producing a RP model for use in secondary functions, research has been undertaken to develop a system that will directly produce metal parts. Thsi is a droplet based Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) technique which initially directs drops of molten metal onto a substrate forming a layer. Subsequent drops or "splats" stick to the previous layer by thermal adhesion at the point of contact. Solid models are thus made up by a ;ayering process similar to other RP methods.
AB - As a result of teh success of reducing "time-to-market" of parts produced using the various Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies, more emphasis is now being placed on the reduction of the secondary process time to gain physical metal parts. To bypass the initial stage of producing a RP model for use in secondary functions, research has been undertaken to develop a system that will directly produce metal parts. Thsi is a droplet based Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) technique which initially directs drops of molten metal onto a substrate forming a layer. Subsequent drops or "splats" stick to the previous layer by thermal adhesion at the point of contact. Solid models are thus made up by a ;ayering process similar to other RP methods.
KW - Continuous
KW - Drop-on-Demand
KW - Droplet Deposition
KW - Mercury
KW - Electromotive Forces
M3 - Chapter (peer-reviewed)
SN - 0864436416
SP - 501
EP - 510
BT - Proceedings World Congress: Manufacturing Technology Towards 2000
PB - James Cook University of North Queensland
T2 - World Congress: Manufacturing Technology Towards 2000
Y2 - 15 September 1997 through 17 September 1997
ER -