Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) tool for Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM)

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2002

Authors

José Duarte Marafona (Author) FEUP; Laura Martins (Author) FEUP; Ricardo Nuno Pinto Pacheco (Author) Other; Paulo Miguel Aguiar Pinto (Author) Other

Conference proceedings National

Title: rpd2002-advanced solutions and development

rpd2002-advanced solutions and development

Marinha Grande, 8 e 9 October 2002

Other information

Abstract (EN): Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) is widely used in the production of dies. The paper describes an investigation into the manufacturing of EDM electrodes which are obtained using Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and electroplating which led to a decrease of the time production. This work has led to the usage of two production techniques: the indirect and direct approaches. The EDM performance evaluation of the tools was carried out using Taguchi method. The evaluation of the collected data shows a significant improvement on TWR.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 3