The Seventh International Conference on Rapid Prototyping
San Francisco, California, USA
March 31-April 3, 1997
COMPLETE PROGRAM GUIDE
(REVISED, Please note minor changes in time of technical presentations)
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Monday, March 31
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1:00 PM - 5:00PM: Registration
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Tutorial A: An Overview of RP Methods and New
Developments - Dave Flynn, Plynetics Express
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Tutorial B: 3D Solid Modeling for RP - TBD
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM: Tutorial C: Rapid Tooling - Tom Mueller, Plynetics
Express
3:45 PM - 6:15PM: Vendors Forum (In order of Presentation:Helisys,
Sanders Prototype, DTM, Stratasys, Soligen, 3D Systems )
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Opening Gala and Exposition Reception
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Trade Show
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Tuesday, April 1
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7:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM: Keynote Address
"Don't Stop After The Prototype!! "
Bob Neel, Product Development Process Consulting
8:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Technical Session****(Plenary Session)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Trade Show:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Luncheon
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Technical Sessions**** (Concurrent Sessions)
4:30 PM - 9:00 PM: Trade Show
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Reception
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Wednesday, April 2
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7:30 AM - 4:00 PM: Registration
8:15 AM - 8:45 AM: Keynote Address
"10 Developments That Have Forever Changed Product Development"
Terry Wohlers, Wohlers Associates
8:45 AM - 12:00 PM: Technical Session****(Plenary Session)
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM: Trade Show
1:30 PM - 4:45 PM: Technical Sessions**** (Concurrent Sessions)
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Thursday, April 3
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9:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Workshop D: Advanced Materials for Rapid Prototyping
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Paul Fussell, ALCOA
9:00 AM - 11:30 AM: Workshop E: Medical Applications of RP - Bart
Swaelens, Materialise
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Tours
Plynetics Express, San Leandro, California
Stanford University RP Facilities
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******Technical Session Schedule
April 1, Tuesday Morning: Plenary Session
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April 1, Tuesday Morning Session: Advanced Processes, Materials, &
Applications I
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8:45-9:10 Real Materials Fast - Rapid Tooling for Injection Molds -
Laserform, Inc.
9:10-9:35 CONTOUR CRAFTING: A New RP Process - University of Southern
California
9:35-10:00 New Materials and Applications for the SLS Process - DTM
Corporation
10:00-10:20 Break
10:20-10:45 Piezoelectric Ceramics and Composites using RP Techniques -
Rutgers University
10:45-11:10 LOM of Advanced Ceramic Composites- University of Dayton
11:10-11:35 "Curved-Layer" Laminated Object Manufacturing - Helisys Inc.
11:35-12:00 Recent Advances in SALD and SALDVI - University of
Connecticut
April 1, Tuesday Afternoon: Concurrent Sessions
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April 1, Tuesday Afternoon: Session: Process Control and Modeling I
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1:30-1:55 A Wavelet Transform Based Analysis of Parts for Layered
Manufacturing - University of Utah
1:55-2:20 Frozen-Stress Photoelastic Analysis of SLA Models -
Measurements Group, Inc.
2:20-2:45 Heat Generation of Photopolymer by UV-Laser Beam Exposure -
University of Tokyo, JAPAN
2:45-3:10 Investigation of FDM ProcessParameters - Swinburne University
of
Technology, AUSTRALIA
3:10-3:30 Break
3:30-3:55 Efficient Algorithm for Optimal 3-D packing in Layered
Manufacturing - Seoul National University, KOREA
3:55-4:20 Optimal Orientation with Adaptive Slicing for Model Building
inRP
- National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
4:20-4:45 Simulation of the Mechanical behavior of SLA resins during the
curing process - University of Stuttgart, GERMANY
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April 1, Tuesday Afternoon Session: CAD/Solid Modeling
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1:30-1:55 Tessellating STEP B-Rep Mode - National Research Council,
CANADA
1:55-2:20 A Knowledge-enriched CAD Modeling and Solid Freeform
Realization
for Heterogeneous Material Structures - Drexel University
2:20-2:45 An Automated Technique for Adaptive Slicing in Layered
Manufacturing - University of Utah
2:45-3:10 Improving Surface Quality and Throughput in Layered
Manufacturing
by Adaptive Slicing - University of Michigan
3:10-3:30 Break
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April 1, Tuesday Afternoon Session: Case Studies & Business Issues
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3:30-3:55 The Gap Between Ideas and RP - Fraunhofer-IAO, GERMANY
3:55-4:20 Practical Considerations of RP in Product Development -
University of Dayton
4:20-4:45 Quality of Investment Casting Using RP Patterns - Milwaukee
School
of Engineering
April 2, Wednesday Morning: Plenary Session
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April 2, Wednesday Morning Session: Advances in SLA
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8:45-9:10 Design of New Build Structures for the Successful Autoclaving
of
SLA Models - University of Nottingham, ENGLAND
9:10-9:35 Advanced High Temperature Resins for SLA - University of Dayton
9:35-10:00 3-Dimensional Exposure Using an Air Bubble in the Resin -
Osaka
Sangyo University, JAPAN
10:00-10:25 Curtain coating mechanism for stereolithography -
K.U.Leuven,
BELGIUM
10:25-10:45Break
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April 2, Wednesday Morning Session: Medical Applications I
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10:45-11:10 Design and Analysis of Below-Knee Prosthesis Produced by SLA
Process - National University of Singapore, SINGAPORE
11:10-11:35 Building Anatomical Models from CT and MRI Scans for
Orthopedic
Preoperative Planning - Intermedics Orthopedics, Inc
11:35-12:00 Laser Photopolymerization Models Based on Medical Imaging -
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Development Improving the Accuracy of Surgery - Materialise NV
April 2, Wednesday Afternoon: Concurrent Sessions
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April 2, Wednesday Afternoon Session: Advanced Processes, Materials, &
Applications I I
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1:30-1:55 Rapid Prototyping of Mesoscopic Devices - Stanford
University
1:55-2:20 Direct Photo Shaping: A New SFF Process for Ceramic Components
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SRI International.
2:20-2:45 Pulsed mode GMAW in 3D Welding - The University of Nottingham,
ENGLAND
2:45-3:10 Direct Fabrication of Structural Polymer Composites via
LOM -
University of Dayton
3:10-3:30 Break
3:30-3:55 Development and Fabrication of Metallic LOM Objects - Helisys,
Inc.
3:55-4:20 Laser Beam Shaping for Rapid Prototyping Systems Using
Deformable Mirrors - University of Dayton
4:20-4:45 TetraCast SLA Build Style - Milwaukee School of Engineering
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April 2, Wednesday Afternoon Session: Rapid Tooling
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1:30-1:55 Production Quality Rapid Tooling for Real World Applications -
Fraunhofer USA
1:55-2:20 Prototype Tooling and Low Volume Manufacturing Through LOM -
Helisys Inc. & PML, Inc
2:20-2:45 Beyond Rapid Prototyping - a seamless transition from CAD to
manufacturing - Soligen Technologies
2:45-3:10 Recent Advances in Rapid Tooling from SLA - 3D Systems,
Inc.
3:10-3:30 Break
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April 2, Wednesday Afternoon Session: Medical Applications II
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3:30-3:55 Bioceramic RP Materials for Medical Models - Lone Peak
Engineering, Inc.
3:55-4:20 Medical Modeling: Benefits and Barriers for Use - Stratasys,
Inc.
4:20-4:45 Rapid Prototyping Applications for the Medical Device Industry
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DTM Corporation
To Obtain Complete Conference Information Visit
http://www.udri.udayton.edu/conf/rapidpro/
Or Contact:
Mukesh Agarwala
The University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-0150 USA
Phone: 937-229-3965
FAX: 937-229-3433
Email: ICRP@udri.udayton.edu
Mukesh K. Agarwala
Associate Research Scientist
University of Dayton Research Institute
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469-0150, U.S.A
Ph: (937) 229-3965
FAX: (937) 229-3433
e-mail: agarwala@udri.udayton.edu
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