• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.62-65
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• 2003

VLM-ST process requires an additional human interaction due to the manual stacking and bonding. Hence, building time, building cost and the part quality are dependent on the skill of labor. In this present work, a novel rapid prototyping (RP) process, as an automatic VLM-ST (VLM-STA), has been proposed to improve building efficiency of VLM-ST process and reliability of products. The apparatus of VLM-STA is designed to embody the process. Several characteristics of the proposed process and the apparatus are discussed. In order to examine the efficiency and the applicability of the proposed process, various three-dimensional shapes, such as a piston and a human head shape, are fabricated on the apparatus.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.42-45
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• 2003

The purpose of this study is the development or the extensive Rapid Prototyping Technique. which can resolve the long-term manufacturing process, shrinkage and deformation occurring rapid prototyping technique. To begin with. the various specimens for tensile were manufactured on the basis of this modeling technology. Then, many kinds of the laminate pieces for the test were made by using the sheet metals lmm and 1.5mm thickness which is composed of the same ingredient. The tensile specimen were manufactured by changing the process variables, Such as electric current, pressure and resistance welding time for the Rapid Prototyping with metal sheet. And then by using the Taguchi method. The interrelation between the specimen and mechanical properties were determined and the system for the optimum process variable organized.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Machine Tool Engineers
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.56-62
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• 2006

Various kinds of rapid prototyping processes are available, such as stereo-lithography apparatus(SLA), fused deposition modeling(FDM), selective laser sintering(SLS), 3 dimensional printing(3DP), and laminated object manufacturing(LOM). In this study, benchmark tests are carried out to obtain detailed informations about surface roughness and mechanical properties of those parts. Although the patterns and roughness averages of part surface are dependent on the surface direction, the roughness of SLA part is the best and that of FDM or 3DP part is the worst. It is shown that FDM part has an advantage in impact strength, SLS(or EOS) part in compressive strength, and LOM part has an advantage in tensile strength and heat resistance, but the change of building direction in FDM and LOM processes severely weakens the tensile and impact strengths.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2000.05a
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• pp.767-770
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• 2000

A novel process is newly developed for building RP(Rapid Prototyping) parts using a sheet lamination technique. The build process of existing sheet lamination type RP machines consists of the following steps : feeding, lamination and cutting. In this process, the laminated part of an object is often scratched by a cutter or damaged by a laser beam due to the cutting operation preceded by lamination, In addition, decubing of the unused portion from the laminated block is difficult. In the new process, cutting operation is performed before lamination. The cutting operation takes place while a paper sheet is firmly attached on the plate using electrostatic force. Then liquid glue is applied to the calculated region of the given contour for lamination. The process aims to manufacture a $2k RP machine, what we call the Freeform Mater I, that can use A4 or latter-size used papers. A prototype machine that demonstrates the design concept is built and further research issues are discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.191-192
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• 2006

In these days, various kinds of rapid prototyping processes are available, such as stereo-lithography apparatus(SLA), fused deposition modeling(FDM), selective laser sintering(SLS), 3 dimensional printing(3DP), and laminated object manufacturing(LOM). For detailed informations about mechanical properties of those parts, benchmark tests are carried out. SLS and EOS part has an advantage in compressive strength, SLA has in hardness, FDM part has in impact strength, and LOM part has an advantage in tensile strength and heat resistance. The change of building direction in layered manufacturing processes of FDM and LOM severely weakens the tensile and impact strength.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.632-635
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• 2002

There are more than five dozen different RP(rapid prototyping) systems in the world and they are fairly expensive. All those systems have different capabilities and requirements in that each of them gives different tolerance, application field and part strength, etc. This situation may cause a problem of selecting an appropriate RP system. This paper presents an expert system, utilizing an algorithm that is composed up of rules to derive recommendations and answers to queries of the RP users. The expert system incorporates RP machines commercially available and adopts multi-selection criteria, namely, machine price, accuracy, build size, adopted process, etc. In the expert system, forward reasoning method is adopted and external spreadsheet for sub-data of the RP systems is used. The rules and knowledge are obtained from interviews and discussions with RP vendors and users, appropriate research publications and other reference materials.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.29 no.1 s.232
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• pp.14-21
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• 2005

Laser chemical vapor deposition can be an effective technique for a rapid prototyping with ceramic materials, in particular. The objective of the study is to fabricate several 3-dimensional objects by stacking multi-layers as well as to find out some basic aspects of a rapid prototyping with laser chemical vapor deposition such as deposition characteristics with traversing speed of the laser, possible problems in stacking multi-layers etc. The limit speed of the laser that can grow a tilted SiC rod was found in this study, and laser directing writing that occurs over the limit speed was also investigated. Finally, a zigzag-shaped rod, a spiral-shaped rod, a wall and a square duct were successfully fabricated with laser chemical vapor deposition of tetramethylsilane

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2008.11a
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• pp.281-282
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• 2008

• Journal of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.87-94
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• 2002

Most of Rapid Prototyping (RP) process adopt a solid Computer Aided Design (CAD) model, slicing into thin layers of uniform, but not necessarily constant, thickness in the building direction. Each cross-sectional layer is successive1y deposited and at the same time, bonded onto the previous layers; the stacked layers form a physical part of the model. The objective of this study is to develop a method for calculating the rotation angle ($$\theta$_x, $\theta$_y$) of hotwire of the cutting system in the three-dimensional space for the Variable Lamination Manufacturing process using expandable polystyrene foam sheet (VLM-S). In order to examine the applicability of the developed method to VLM-S, various three-dimensional shapes. such as a screw, an extruded cross, and free surface bodies such as miniatures of the monkey(a figure of Sonokong), were made using the data obtained form the method.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.738-742
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• 2005

Rapid Prototype has been used to design and Production of part in a variety of fields ; Car, Electronic products, Aviation, Heavy industry etc. Moreover development of hardware gave rise to use the method of Rapid Prototype more and more at high precision and complicated shapes. Expecially, to be using process of products that shapes of Micro-hole ; Cellular phones, Antennas, Jewels, Semi conductor cases. In case of Micro-shape, precision of the shape turns on various condition ; Laser size, Laminate height, scanning speed, overcure, viscosity of resin, etc. Sometimes breaks out the case that interner hole of shape is blocked by viscosity of resin. The phenomenon has solved easily to reduce viscosity of resin. But, in case of the method brings about the problem that strength goes down in actuality products hardening. This study on verify to change of shape of Micro-hole and makes the semiconductor case which has shape of Micro-hole by using resin of higher viscosity, scanning speed and overcure