Re: Speed of the Machine - Reg

From: PT Mativenga (P.Mativenga@umist.ac.uk)
Date: Thu Oct 24 2002 - 13:10:08 EEST


Well the value you have quoted for the SLS machine seems too
high - 7.5m/sec = 450m/min. That is more than ten times the rapid
traverse speed of a good 40m/min High Speed Machining Centre.

Regards

Paul

On 24 Oct 02, at 5:18, Venkatesh Gandhi wrote:

Date sent: Thu, 24 Oct 2002 05:18:28 +0100 (BST)
From: Venkatesh Gandhi <rpfdm@yahoo.co.in>
Subject: Speed of the Machine - Reg
To: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi

>
> Hi Friends,
>
> I found the speed of the Fused deposition modeling machine as 26mm/sec and the solidification rate as 0.1 sec
>
> And also for Selective laser sintering machine - Speed = 7.5 m/sec
>
> Can any body conform this value.
>
> G.Venkatesh
>
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