Rapid prototyping boost in research and development

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Macúchová, Karolina - Melichar, Milan - Crha, Pavel - Heřmánek, Jan
Rapid prototyping boost in research and development.
International Journal of Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics. Roč. 1, č. 7 (2020), s. 88-90. ISSN 2559-6497
Grant CEP: GA MŠMT LO1602
Institucionální podpora: RVO:68378271
Klíčová slova: laser facility * technology * manufacturing * rapid prototyping * FFF * FDM * 3D printing * opto-mechanical design * HiLASE
Obor OECD: Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://dx.doi.org/10.17683/ijomam/issue7.13

In this article we demonstrate benefits that rapid prototyping methods bring to a modern hi-tech laboratory. Research and development facilities, such as the Hi-LASE centre, handles a huge amount of custom components that needs to be fitted and adjusted on site. The HiLASE centre focuses on innovative laser technologies. Due to fast speed of research we have to speed up the design process as well. Production method based on in-house fast and cheap 3D printing enables effective testing of custom design solutions and avoids time delays when compared to outsourced common subtractive manufacturing technology. For numerous special design applications the additive 3D printing methods offers manufacturing capabilities that cannot be reached otherwise.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0312597