RAPID PROTOTYPING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATION AREAS

Abstract

Machining methods, widely used in industry, can be generalized into traditional manufacturing methods such as turning, milling, drilling, shaping, grinding and into chipless manufacturing methods including casting, plastic forming and welding. In addition, electrical discharge machining, laser, ultrasonic, high pressure water jet and plasma processing are known as untraditional advanced manufacturing methods. In recent years, an unusual method named as rapid prototyping manufacturing has been developed rapidly and has become the center of attention in the manufacturing sector. This paper studies ten different rapid prototyping techniques with their application areas. These techniques are compared in terms of strength, roughness and resolution. The paper also explains pre and post processing operations applied throughout the process.

Keywords

• Rapid prototyping,additive layer manufacturing,solid modeling

HIZLI PROTOTİPLEME TEKNOLOJİLERİ VE UYGULAMA ALANLARI

Abstract

Endüstride yaygın olarak kullanılan geleneksel imalat yöntemleri talaşlı imalat yöntemleri olarak tornalama, frezeleme, delme, vargelleme, taşlama vb, talaşsız imalat yöntemleri olarak da döküm, plastik şekil verme ve kaynak olarak genelleştirilebilir. Bunların dışında elektroerozyon, lazer, ultrasonik, basınçlı su jeti ve plazma ile işleme gibi alışılmamış ileri imalat yöntemleri de kullanılmaktadır. Son yıllarda imalat sektörüne giren ve hızla gelişen sıra dışı bir imalat yöntemi de hızlı prototiplemedir. Bu çalışmada, dünyada ve ülkemizde kullanılmakta olan 10 adet hızlı prototipleme teknolojisi ve uygulama alanları açıklanmış, imal edilen parçaların mukavemeti, pürüzlülüğü ve çözünürlük gibi özellikleri karşılaştırılmış ve proses boyunca uygulanan ön ve son işlemler açıklanmıştır.

Keywords

• Hızlı prototipleme,eklemeli katmanlı imalat,katı modelleme

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