Advanced Manufacturing Processes Home work # 2 Rapid-Prototyping Operations Due Date: Sunday 11-3-2012

1- Describe the following Rapid-Prototyping operations: - Fused-Deposition-Modeling - Stereolithography - Three-Dimensional Printing - Laminated-Object Manufacturing 2- Explain the significance of rapid tooling in manufacturing. 3- Make a list of the advantages and limitations of each of the rapidprototyping operations described in this chapter. 4- The extruder head in a fused-deposition modeling setup has a diameter of 1.25 mm and produces layers that are 0.25 mm thick. If the extruder head and polymer extrudate velocities are both 50 mm/s, estimate the production time for the generation of a 38-mm solid cube. Assume that there is a 8-second delay between layers as the extruder head is moved over a wire brush for cleaning.