The automotive industry uses various size CNC milling machines to produce
first surface geometry ( outside styling geometry ). Most fabrication is done with Renboard (Ciba) or foam.
Regards,
Jim Paravantes
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From: smit, a. de <a.desmit@io.tudelft.nl>
To: rp_lijst <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Date: Thursday, February 12, 1998 12:36 PM
Subject: Large prototypes
Hi there rp-ers
Since some months now I have read al kinds of discussions on this list. Very interesting!
It seems to me however that most of the discussions were about systems that are designed to create relatively small but very complex shapes.
I wonder how many of you are dealing with really LARGE prototypes, say 1 x 1 x 2 meters. Some of the discussions went about milling, which has of course the possibility of handling large volumes. We here at the Delft University of Technology for example have been working on a system using a 6-axis industrial robot as a milling machine
(the sculpturing robot) with a planned working envelope of about 1 x 1 x 1 meters. (We didn't really produce models that big until now but we keep trying)
I would like to ask you all if you know about systems that are fitted to create really large shapes.
-what is the working principle
-what kind of rough material do they use
-where can I find more information.
Thanks in advance.
Very curious,
Bram
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Delft University of Technology
Sub faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
Jaffalaan 9, NL-2628 BX Delft, The Netherlands
Phone +31 15 2783788 Fax +31 15 2787316
E-mail A.deSmit@IO.TUDelft.NL
www.io.tudelft.nl/research/ica/
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