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Question Paper Code: J7683

M.E. DEGREE EXAMINATION, JUNE 2010 Elective Engineering Design

ED9271 - RAPID PROTOTYPING AND TOOLING

(Common to M.E. Product Design and Development and M.E-Computer Aided Design) (Regulation 2009) Time : Three hours Answer ALL Questions Maximum : 100 Marks

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PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Give two critical applications of virtual prototyping. List the steps involved in product development. Name the materials suitable for FDM process. State the limitations of LOM process.

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Name any two products that can be made through 3-D printing. What is laser sintering? Define the term part orientation. What is support structure design? State classification of rapid tooling. What is meant by soft tooling?

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PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks) 11. (a) Discuss the various stages in the development of RP systems highlighting the merits and limitations. Or (b)

In detail explain the need of Rapid Prototyping and tooling in product development. Describe LOM process and discuss the effects of process parameters on the quality of the final product. Or

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Explain the working principle and details of process parameters of an FDM machine. Discuss with diagrams the selective laser melting and electron beam melting process. Compare and contrast these processes. Or

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Explain how SLS process can be used to produce direct and in-direct prototypes. When is reverse engineering applied? In detail discuss the steps involved in Reverse engineering. Or

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Explain the concept of Bridge tooling with a case study.

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Discuss how RPT can be used for the production of rapid tooling for aerospace and electronic industries.

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Explain the significance of part orientation; support generation and slicing with reference to RPT.

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