• DocumentCode
    3213133
  • Title

    Lower your time to market with StereoLithography

  • Author

    Mitchell, Schuyler R.

  • Author_Institution
    Solid Concepts Inc., Valencia, CA, USA
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    11-13 Oct 1994
  • Firstpage
    372
  • Lastpage
    374
  • Abstract
    Today the winners in the electronic industry are those companies that reach the marketplace first with quality products and lower production costs. In just a few short years, one technology has revolutionized this process StereoLithography. StereoLithography is a process which quickly produces accurate three-dimensional parts without machining, cutting, or tooling. The StereoLithography process directs a computer-controlled laser beam to draw cross sections of an object on the surface of a vat of liquid plastic. The plastic hardens only where touched by the laser, forming one cross-sectional layer. The cross section is lowered by an elevator into the vat and the process is repeated, each layer adhering to the last, until a three-dimensional part is formed. Using this technology, CAD/CAM design of parts can be directly transformed into patterns in a matter of hours
  • Keywords
    photolithography; CAD/CAM design; computer-controlled laser beam; electronic industry; product quality; production costs; stereolithography; three-dimensional parts; time to market; Costs; Electronics industry; Laser beam cutting; Laser beams; Machining; Plastics; Production; Stereolithography; Surface emitting lasers; Time to market;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Northcon/94 Conference Record
  • Conference_Location
    Seattle, WA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9995-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NORTHC.1994.643391
  • Filename
    643391