11ME911 RAPID PROTOTYPING AND

TOOLING
L T P C M
3 0 0 3 100

AIM:
To impart knowledge on different types of Rapid Prototyping systems and its
applications in various fields

OBJECTIVES:

On successful completion of the course, the students will be able to
Know about liquid based and solid based rapid prototyping systems and applications
Understand data preparation and 3 D printing for RP systems
Explain the different types of rapid tooling processes, and materials used in RP
systems

UNIT I INTRODUCTION 6
Introduction: Need for time compression in product development, Product
development conceptual design development detail design prototype
tooling

UNIT II

LIQUID BASED AND SOLID BASED RAPID PROTOTYPINGSYSTEMS 10
Classification of RP systems, Fusion Deposition Modeling Principle
process parameters Applications. Laminated Object Manufacturing
Principle process parameters Applications, Stereo lithography systems
Principle process parameters process details , Applications.-Selective
laser sintering (SLS) -Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) system Direct
Metal Deposition- Principle process parameters Applications-Solid ground
curing

UNIT III DATA PREPARATIONFOR RAPID PROTOTYPING
TECHNOLOGIES
10
Basic concept- Digitization techniques Model Reconstruction Data
Processing for Rapid Prototyping: CAD model preparation, Data
Requirements geometric modeling techniques: Wire frame, surface and
solid modeling data formats - Data interfacing, Part orientation and support
generation, Support structure design, Model Slicing and contour data
organization, direct and adaptive slicing, Tool path generation

UNIT IV THREE DIMENSIONAL PRINTING 10
Three dimensional Printing (3DP):Principle, basic process, Physics of 3DP,
types of printing, process capabilities, material system. Solid based, Liquid
based and powder based 3DP systems, strength and weakness,
Applications and case studies. Shape Deposition Manufacturing (SDM):
Introduction, basic process, shape decomposition, mold, SDM and
applications. Selective Laser Melting, Electron Beam Melting Rapid
manufacturing

UNIT V RAPID TOOLING 9
Classification: Soft tooling, Production tooling, Bridge tooling; direct and
indirect Fabrication processes, Applications. Case studies - automotive,
aerospace and electronic industries

L: 45
T:0TOTAL:45
TEXT BOOKS:
1. Rapid prototyping: Principles and applications, second edition, Chua C.K., Leong
K.F., and Lim C.S., World Scientific Publishers, 2010
2. Pham,D.T. &Dimov.S.S., Rapid manufacturing, Springer-Verlag, 2001. Terry
wohlers, Wohlers Report 2000, Wohlers Associates, 2000.

REFERENCES:
1. Rapid prototyping, Andreas Gebhardt, Hanser Gardener Publications, 2003
2. Rapid Prototyping and Engineering applications: A tool box for prototype
development, LiouW.Liou, Frank W.Liou, CRC Press, 2007.
3. Paul F Jacobs, Rapid Prototyping and manufacturing Fundamentals
ofStreolithography, Society of Manufacturing Engineering Dearborn, 1992.
4. Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, Industrial Design Centre, IIT, 1983 Rapid
Prototyping: Theory and practice, Ali K. Kamrani, EmadAbouel Nasr, Springer, 2006.
5. Rapid Tooling: Technologies and Industrial Applications, Peter D.Hilton,
Hilton/Jacobs, Paul F.Jacobs, CRC press, 2000.
6. User Guide to Rapid Prototyping,Todd Grimm ,Todd Grimm and Associates
Inc,2004.