In Direct RP the RP built pattern is destroyed, as in the lost wax
investment casting process. In Indirect RP the RP pattern(s) are used to
create a wax injection mold from which a number of prototype castings can be
economically produced.
At 09:55 PM 11/7/99 +0900, you wrote:
>Dear Mr. Richards,
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>What is the meaning of Direct RP precision casting?
>I's means RP master?
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>Best reagards,
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>Imamura
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>$B08@h(B : Elaine Hunt <ehunt @ ces.clemson.edu>
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>Elaine: We're a foundry, not an O.E.M. Our customers are O.E.M's. However,
>we are more and more shipping quantities of 25 to 75 pcs of Direct RP
>precision castings. I think it's reasonable to assume that they're for
>production use.
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>At 10:05 AM 11/5/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> How many of you users have used a RP technology to produce a model
>that
>>was the final product? What was the product and how well did it perform?
>>Are any of you considering RP as a manufacturing process for any product
>>you make? Why not?
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>>Elaine
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>>Elaine T. Hunt, Director elaine.hunt@ces.clemson.edu
>>Laboratory to Advance Industrial Prototyping
>>Clemson University 206 Fluor Daniel Bldg.
>>Clemson, SC 29643-0925
>>864-656-0321 (voice) 864-656-4435 (fax)
>>http://rafiki.vr.clemson.edu/credo/persall/persall.html
>>http://www.vr.clemson.edu/rp/
>>http://www.vr.clemson.edu/credo/rp.html
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