I am not really sure if this has already been brought to your attention but
for those who are interested in Rapid Freeze Prototyping (RFP),
there is a three-page feature article within the latest issue of Materials
World (Volume 8, Number 12, December 2000, page 9-11), a publication of the
Institute of Materials in UK.
It is entitled " A Cool Way to Complex Parts" and explains how ice is being
used to form parts using rapid prototyping principles.
I provide the author's details as they appear:
"Ming C Leu, is the Keith and Pat Bailey Professor in the Department of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the
University of Missouri-Rolla, 1870 Miner Circle, Rolla, Missouri 65409-0050,
USA
Email: mleu@umr.edu
Website: http://www.umr.edu/~vrpl/rfp.htm "
Having a quick look much of the information in the article seems to appear
in the author's webpage as well.
However, I also provide the publishers email and relevant webpage, in case
that someones needs a copy of the article:
Materials_World@materials.org.uk
http://www.materials.org.uk/mwldweb/mwhome.htm
Regards,
Panos
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Panos Diamantopoulos
Application & Development Manager
Bio-Medical Modelling Unit (BioModel)
School of Engineering
University of Sussex
Brighton BN1 9QT
Tel: +44 1273 877320
Fax: +44 1273 877341
Email: P.Diamantopoulos@sussex.ac.uk
http://www.sussex.ac.uk/Units/biomodel
-----Original Message-----
From: EdGrenda@aol.com <EdGrenda@aol.com>
To: DJeatran@stratasys.com <DJeatran@stratasys.com>; rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
<rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Date: 07 December 2000 00:01
Subject: Re: RP is cool - it's official!
>In a message dated 00-12-06 17:25:05 EST, DJeatran@stratasys.com writes:
>
><< RP is cool, literally!
>
> I put a post up a couple of weeks ago about Rapid Freeze Prototyping
(RFP).
>
> I saw a short paragraph about it on page 18 of this month's Popular
> Mechanics about this new faster process being researched.
>
> I thought this would be the best place to find out about this new
> technology, but got no response. No one has heard of RFP?
> >>
>
>Hi Dave:
>
>The technique has been around for several years and I'm certain you can
find
>papers on it if you search our bibliography. I wasn't aware of the group
in
>the US you mentioned, but there's another one at Univ of Tokyo that has
been
>pursuing this for some time. Look in our University directory for a direct
>link to their lab. I vaguely recall a patent or 2 in this area, as well.
>Please see the web address for the Worldwide Guide to RP below my signature
>for our home page.
>
>Last time I looked at the U of Tokyo web page, results were incomplete and
>some of the material was in Japanese. Purported advantages are inherent
>support structure and possibly higher stability and accuracy, but there are
>also some minuses such as the need for refrigeration, special resins,
slower
>reaction times, etc.
>
>Do let us know if you find this frozen stuff is getting hot.
>
>Best regards,
>Ed
>
>Ed Grenda
>Castle Island Co.
>19 Pondview Road
>Arlington, MA 02474 USA
>781-646-6280 (voice or fax)
>EdGrenda@aol.com (email)
>Worldwide Guide to Rapid Prototyping
>http://home.att.net/~castleisland/
>
>
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