Investigation into Surface Finish of Parts Built by the EnvisionTec PerFactory Rapid Prototyping Process

Philip Hackney, G K Chinnaswamy, A C Arulraj, B. T. Nair

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Abstract

The PerFactory® technique from Envisiontec is unique in its method of manufacturing parts in discrete voxels, compared to the technique of smooth laser contouring implemented in the traditional SLA process. This method of approximating the contours with “Voxels” (3 dimensional pixels) has a pronounced effect on surface finish of the finished part. This work investigates the effect of pixel size, and also build angle and build direction on surface finish of parts built on the Envisiontec RP machine. A high surface finish is important because, apart from offering surfaces of high quality, it also helps to reduce post-processing time and to increase accuracy.
Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 2005
Event6th National Conference on Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling and Rapid Manufacturing - Buckinghamshire Chilterns University College, High Wycombe
Duration: 15 Jun 2005 → …

Conference

Conference6th National Conference on Rapid Prototyping, Rapid Tooling and Rapid Manufacturing
Abbreviated titleCRDM2005
CityHigh Wycombe
Period15/06/05 → …

Keywords

  • Perfactory process
  • surface finish
  • layer thickness
  • orientation
  • pixels

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