Modelangelo: a subtractive 5-axis robotic arm for rapid prototyping

Hamade, Ramsey F.; Zeineddine, Firas; Akle, Barbar J.; Smaili, Ahmad

doi:10.1016/j.rcim.2004.06.004

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“…2. But because the socket type of modelling is more complex, the current production process mainly adopts EPS plate injection molding processing, EPS plate processing injection molding based on polystyrene as raw materials by the pretest bubble in advance a (foam), drying, curing processing, by EPS plate machine automatically after the pretest bubble bead material into the mold cavity, and then pass into the secondary foam steam heating, heat preservation sinter type, then through the exhaust cooling after setting, by the ejection rod ejection mould will be manufactured goods [6][7], but the production cost is higher, the production efficiency is low, cannot be promoted and widely used in related industries. Can be mass production by means of hot wire cutting socket type of EPS board, solve the problems.…”

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The Development of the Socket Type EPS Plate Cutting Equipment

Guo¹,

He²,

Liu³

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 6th International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering (ICADME 2016)

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Abstract. Polystyrene foam (EPS), commonly known as benzene board, foam board, is widely used in architectural decoration, road construction, the film set, a lot of fields such as packaging boxes, has a broad market need and the use value.For EPS plate mainly have three kinds of different processing ways: the first is a manual cutting, the insulation measures by hand-held electric cutting wire cutting plate workers, after cutting the shape and position of the completely determined by the human, the disadvantage is that the machining accuracy cannot be guaranteed, low machining efficiency and has certain security hidden danger; The second is simple cutting machine, there are also on the market at present the modelling of EPS board equipment, mainly a piece of block style cutting equipment, decorative line cutting equipment, modelled on the shape of CNC cutting equipment, etc., the disadvantage is that the equipment can only to the modelling of simple cutting of EPS board, unable to realize intelligent into batch, production line, cutting; Better effect to use socket type EPS plank production mainly adopts the way of injection molding, because of the need to make a special mold, so the cost is very high, the production efficiency is not high, unable to meet a wide range of promotion and use.EPS plate cutting equipment developed by socket type, (1) implementation for EPS plate surface modelling cutting; (2) accept PC nc instructions, complete electric cutting the numerical control cutting wire cutting speed (location), improve the quality and precision of the cutting incision surface, complete dovetail groove, saw form tank, trapezoidal groove etc all kinds of different shape and size of the slot cutting; European-style building eaves, foot line, the Roman column form, such as cutting; Immobilized and the commonly used form of cutting data, facilitate into batch repeatedly cut production.

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The Development of the Socket Type EPS Plate Cutting Equipment

Guo¹,

He²,

Liu³

2016

Proceedings of the 2016 6th International Conference on Advanced Design and Manufacturing Engineering (ICADME 2016)

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“…This system was developed by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon [12]. It consists of unique foam cutting RP equipment and software collectively called "ModelAngelo".…”

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“…This system was developed by the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the American University of Beirut in Lebanon(Hamade et al, 2005). It consists of unique foam cutting…”

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A review of state‐of‐the‐art large‐sized foam cutting rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies

Brooks

Aitchison

2010

Rapid Prototyping Journal

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Current additive rapid prototyping technologies fail to efficiently produce objects greater than 0.5m³ due to restrictions in build size and build time. Conversely large hot-wire cutting machines, able to cut large objects, often lack the ability to create surfaces with complex geometrical features. Therefore there is a need to develop rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies capable of producing large objects in a rapid manner directly from CAD data. Large sized freeform objects made of soft materials, such as polystyrene foam, have numerous uses including; conceptual design of commercial products, automotive design, aerodynamic and hydrodynamic testing, advertising, film making, medical supports, sporting equipment and props for the entertainment industry. Plastic foam cutting rapid prototyping is a relatively new technology capable of producing large plastic foam objects directly from CAD data. This paper will describe nine such technologies that have been developed or are currently being developed at institutions around the world.

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“…The central aim of the work presented in this paper was to produce at method for predicting the cutting conditions required to provide optimal performance in a hot-wire/ foam work piece cutting system combination; a method which had to be easily automated and applicable to robot controlled manufacturing (Hamade et al 2005, Taylor et al 2008.…”

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Rapid manufacturing facilitation through optimal machining prediction of polystyrene foam

Aitchison

Brooks

Bain

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Virtual and Physical Prototyping

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The findings reported in this paper provide a model for consistently achieving optimal cutting conditions when shaping foam plastic, such as polystyrene, with an electrically heated wire-based cutting tool. General relationships between wire temperature, power input, feed-rate, kerf width and work piece material composition were developed and an optimal machining algorithm was proposed and tested. The findings provide a significant advancement toward a fully automated machining facility and the associated development of a novel, large scale rapid manufacturing (RM) system.

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Modelangelo: a subtractive 5-axis robotic arm for rapid prototyping

Cited by 14 publications

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The Development of the Socket Type EPS Plate Cutting Equipment

The Development of the Socket Type EPS Plate Cutting Equipment

A review of state‐of‐the‐art large‐sized foam cutting rapid prototyping and manufacturing technologies

Rapid manufacturing facilitation through optimal machining prediction of polystyrene foam

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