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- Title
Rapid prototyping in the development of optical pickup unit.
- Authors
Chua, C. K.; Lee, C. W.; Hong, K. H.
- Abstract
Rapid prototyping (RP) has already proven itself in the electronics industry as a method for shortening the product development time cycle. In the development of the optical pickup unit (OPU), extremely high precision is needed to make a functional model. Very often, in the design phase of the product development cycle, the prototype of the OPU is machined from a single piece of aluminium block to make the working sample. In this project, a comparison of the machined aluminium sample, RP samples from various RP processes and that moulded out from the injection moulding machine is made on surface finishing as well as dimensional accuracy. Finally, a comparison of tooling cost, piece part cost and lead time of obtaining the parts is also discussed on the different prototyping and manufacturing processes.
- Subjects
RAPID prototyping; MANUFACTURING processes; NEW product development; PRODUCT management; ALUMINUM; ELECTRONIC industries; INDUSTRIAL engineering
- Publication
International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 2005, Vol 25, Issue 5/6, p484
- ISSN
0268-3768
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00170-003-1847-z