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Terms
3DP -- 3D Printing
3D microfabrication -- Technique tracing out model in block of gel with focused laser.
3D Printing -- Builds a three-dimensional model upon a platform layer by layer.
ABS -- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene
B-rep -- Boundary representations
Boundary representations - Solid modeling representation, describes surface of a solid.
CAD -- Computer-Aided Design
CAE -- Computer-Aided Engineering
CAGD -- Computer-Aided Geometric Design
CAM -- Computer-Aided Manufacturing
CNC -- Computer Numerical Control
Computer-aided design -- Uses information technology to design, develop, and optimize products.
Computer-aided engineering -- Uses information technology to support engineers.
Computer-aided manufacturing -- Software tools that assist in manufacturing or prototyping product components.
Constructive solid geometry -- Solid modeling representation, complex shape made up of primitive shapes such as cubes, spheres, cones, and cylinders.
Direct AIM -- Molds are made of materials suitable for producing plastic tools.
Direct Shell Production Casting -- Fabricates ceramic shells used to cast metal parts.
DSPC -- Direct Shell Production Casting
EBM -- Electron Beam Melting
Electron Beam Melting -- Builds part by melting metal powder with electron.
EMI -- Electromagnetic Interference
EMI/RFI shield coatings -- Contain and block potentially detrimental electromagnetic and radio-frequency interference.
FDM -- Fused Deposition Modeling
FEA -- Finite Element Analysis
Fused Deposition Modeling -- Builds a part by placing melted plastic unto a platform.
GF Nylon -- Glass Fiber/Filled Nylon, thermoplastic composite consisting of commingling glass fibers with nylon.
Injection molding -- A mold is formed by using materials that can be used to produce parts made of plastic.
Inkjet printing -- Deposits adhesive from inkjet print head to a layer of a fine powder.
Inserts -- Used in enclosures to stabilize a part or used within a part.
Investment Casting -- A shell including specialized waxes is formed around the model.
Laser-Engineered Net Shaping -- Creates metal tools from CAD data by using a laser beam to melt the area of the tool where material is to be added.
Laminated Object Manufacturing -- Builds part by bonding together adhesive-coated sheet material.
LENS -- Laser-Engineered Net Shaping
LOM -- Laminated Object Manufacturing
LOMComposite -- Ceramic composite materials suitable for Laminated Object Manufacturing are used for producing tools.
MEMS -- Microelectromechanical Systems
MES -- Mechanical Event Simulation
MJM -- Multi-Jet Modeling
Multi-Jet Modeling -- Inkjet print head deposits material in layers.
Photopolymer -- Polymer that becomes solid when exposed to light.
Photopolymer Phase machines -- Uses UV lamp mounted in print head to cure each layer.
Plating -- Applying a metal covering to a conductive surface of a part.
PLM -- product lifecycle management
Polyurethane -- Type of thermoplastic consisting of a chain of organic units joined by urethane links.
PU -- Polyurethane
Rapid manufacturing -- Automatically producing salable products.
Rapid Prototyping -- Technologies that provide an efficient process for constructing physical models of mechanical parts that have been designed utilizing Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
Rapid tooling -- Automatically building tools or molds.
RapidTool -- A metal mold is created that can produce injection moldings.
RFI -- Radio Frequency Interference
Sand Casting -- A sand mold is built by packing a sand mixture around the model to form the mold cavity and pouring a casting liquid into the cavity.
Sand Molding -- Sand molds are constructed directly from CAD data.
SDU -- Shell Design Unit
Secondary operations -- Services related to producing a mechanical part not directly involved in designing or fabricating the part.
Selective Laser Sintering -- Builds a part by sintering a heat-fusible powder with a laser beam.
Sheet metal -- Metal formed into thin and flat pieces.
Shell Design Unit -- Part of DSPC system that designs ceramic mold.
Shell Production Unit -- Part of DSPC system that fabricates ceramic mold.
SLA -- Stereolithography
SLS -- Selective Laser Sintering
Solid modeling -- Representation of solid parts of an object suitable for computer processing.
SPU -- Shell Production Unit
Spatial decomposition -- Solid modeling representation, models three-dimensional shapes.
Stereolithography -- Builds a part by exposing liquid photosensitive polymers to UV light that solidifies the liquid.
STL -- stereolithography, also a type of file format
Thermoplastic -- Type of plastic that melts to a liquid and resolidifies when cooled.
UV -- ultraviolet light.
Vacuum Casting -- Mold is formed by suspending model in a vat of liquid silicone or room temperature vulcanizing (RTV) rubber.
Vacuum metalization -- Method for applying a very thin layer of metal to a surface.
Volume modeling -- Another term for solid modeling.
Disclaimer
DPT may not provide some of the services and/or techniques presented in the Knowledge Center. For a full list of services we do offer, please visit our rapid prototyping page.
