RP & HIP

From: Laura Siivonen (Helsinki University of Technology), Marshall Burns (Ennex  Corporation)
To: Laura Siivonen (Helsinki University of Technology), RP-ML
Cc: RP-ML
Date: Tuesday, August 8, 1995
Subject: RP & HIP
I'm a member of the Helsinki University of Technology RP research group, 
and my task is to gather information on the newest technologies. I 
would like to know has anyone tried to combine RP and HIP (Hot Isostatic 
Pressing) in producing a metal prototype? 
Any information is useful!
Many thanks in advance,
Laura Siivonen
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Helsinki University of Technology		fax:	+358-0-451 3537
Laboratory of Engineering Materials		e-mail:	lsiivone@alpha.hut.fi
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02150 Espoo
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Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 05:25:21 -0700 (PDT)
Dear Laura,
     Just yesterday, at the Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium in 
Austin, Texas, Mike Cima of MIT described the use of cold isostatic 
pressing (CIP) in their technique of fabricating ceramics by ink-jet 
printing of a binder on a powder bed. Curt Griffin of Lone Peak 
Engineering also discussed pressing a layer of metal powder/binder 
combination with a hot roller, but this probably does not qualify as 
"isostatic."
     What does "isostatic" mean, anyway?