Fused deposition modeling with localized pre-deposition heating using forced air

Rapid prototyping (RP) systems have been used for several years to produce design prototypes without expensive tooling costs. As these systems have matured, there has been increasing interest in using them to produce actual end-use parts. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is an RP technology that has...

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Main Author: Partain, Seth Collins
Language:en
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://etd.lib.montana.edu/etd/2007/partain/PartainS0507.pdf