Application of RPM in the Design and Manufacture of Mobile Front Cover

2014 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
pp. 306-309
Author(s):  
Feng Chen
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Selective Laser Sintering ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Front Cover ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Rapid Prototyping And Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Techniques

Typical molding methods-Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) were presented on the basis of principle, formation, development of RPM(Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing). Take mobile front cover as the example, the process of making sample used the method of SLS was introduced.RPM technology for rapid product development model, not only can improve the design quality and shorten the trial period, and can be modified at any time by CAD and re-validation, which has strong market competitiveness. RPM is a multi-disciplinary in a modern manufacturing techniques, will be more widely used in areas such as new product development. In short, rapid prototyping technology will be developed into a kind of technology can be adopted widely in enterprise, bring huge economic benefits to the enterprise and society.

Application of Rapid Prototyping Technology in Product Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 3208-3211
Author(s):  
Dan Tong Li ◽  
Zheng Zhang ◽  
Jia Wen Deng ◽  
Ming Yu Huang ◽  
Xiao Feng Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Product Design ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
New Product ◽  
Mechanical Parts

The rapid prototyping technology was introduced, including its definition, principle and characteristics. The advantages of rapid prototyping technology in new product development were analyzed. Application of rapid prototyping technology in design of mechanical parts, industrial model, medical model, ceramic products, automobile model and products based on ergonomics was discussed. The feasibility of rapid prototyping technology in product design and the optimization direction was prospected.

Market Driving Digital NPD Method Based on Reverse Engineering and Rapid Prototyping Technology

2012 ◽  
Vol 452-453 ◽  
pp. 253-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Lin ◽  
Xian Sheng Ran ◽  
Tian Hong Luo
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Reverse Engineering ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
New Product ◽  
Development Method ◽  
Market Driving ◽  
Npd Performance

This study extends the new product development (NPD) to a new field; Market Driving Digital New Product Development Method is addressed in this paper, which is based on reverse engineering and rapid prototyping technology. This study finds that the higher the effort on marketing-R&D process, the less possible it might encounter risk. Thus, a better NPD performance can be achieved by market driving Digital NPD method (MDDNPD).A case study of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) is used to illustrate the new method. We believe that the proposed methodology will have a positive impact on the future new product development.

Concept evaluation in new product development

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1139-1151
Author(s):  
Jørgen Blindheim ◽  
Christer W. Elverum ◽  
Torgeir Welo ◽  
Martin Steinert
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
New Product ◽  
Full Scale ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Concept Evaluation ◽  
Feedstock Material

Purpose This paper proposes the combination of rapid prototyping and physical modelling as a set-based concept evaluation method in the early stage of new product development. Design/methodology/approach The concept evaluation method is applied in a case study of a new metal additive manufacturing process for aluminium, where a set of four extruder concepts has been modelled and evaluated. Rapid prototyping was used to produce plastic models of the different designs, and plasticine feedstock material was used to physically model the metal flow during operation. Finally, the selected concept has been verified in full-scale for processing of aluminium feedstock material. Findings The proposed method led to several valuable insights on critical factors that were unknown at the outset of the development project. Overall, these insights enabled concept exploration and concept selection that led to a substantially better solution than the original design. Research limitations/implications This method can be applied for other projects where numerical approaches are not applicable or capable, and where the costs or time required for producing full-scale prototypes are high. Practical implications Employing this method can enable a more thorough exploration of the design space, allowing new solutions to be discovered. Originality/value The proposed method allows a design team to test and evaluate multiple concepts at lower cost and time than what is usually required to produce full-scale prototypes. It is, therefore, concluded to be a valuable design strategy for the early development stages of complex products or technologies.

Research on the Data Segmentation Technique of Large Rapid Prototyping Sample Based on Features

2012 ◽  
Vol 248 ◽  
pp. 551-554
Author(s):  
Xin Liu ◽  
Wei Fan
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
New Product ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Segmentation Technique ◽  
Data Segmentation ◽  
Surface Data ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Small Parts

Because of the small workbench molding size of rapid prototyping equipment, the processing of large rapid prototyping samples is a problem during the new product development process, for example, motorcycle covering. The relative merits of accuracy engraving technique and rapid prototyping technique during processing are discussed. The method combining accuracy engraving machine and rapid prototyping machine to processing new motorcycle cover samples is proposed. And the surface data segmentation technique based on features is adopt to divide the large rapid prototyping sample reasonably, and then the small parts are collaged after respectively processing, so the problem of large rapid prototyping sample cannot once molding is solved, the speed of new product development is accelerated, the cost of new product development is decreased, the rapid manufacturing is realized. This method has been applied to the processing of new motorcycle cover samples and the application method is expounded.

scholarly journals Virtual Bloxing – Assembly Rapid Prototyping of Near Net Shapes

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodore Lim ◽  
Hugo Medellin ◽  
Raymond Sung ◽  
James Ritchie ◽  
Jonathan Corney
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
Market Competitiveness ◽  
Interactive Nature ◽  
Near Net Shape ◽  
Cognitive Activities ◽  
Rapid Prototyping And Manufacturing ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Function ◽  
Assembly Tasks

Virtual reality (VR) provides another dimension to many engineering applications. Its immersive and interactive nature allows an intuitive approach to study both cognitive activities and performance evaluation. Market competitiveness means having products meet form, fit and function quickly. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing (RP&M) technologies are increasingly being applied to produce functional prototypes and the direct manufacturing of small components. Despite its flexibility, these systems have common drawbacks such as slow build rates, a limited number of build axes (typically one) and the need for post processing. This paper presents a Virtual Assembly Rapid Prototyping (VARP) project to evaluate cognitive activities in assembly tasks via immersive virtual reality along with a novel non-layered rapid prototyping for near net shape (NNS) manufacturing of components. It is envisaged that this integrated project will facilitate a better understanding of design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) by utilising equivalent scale digital and physical prototyping in one rapid prototyping system.

Measuring Value of Prototypes During Product Development

2000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Franck ◽  
David W. Rosen
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Development Process ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Quantitative Measure ◽  
Value Theory ◽  
Product Development Process ◽  
Cost Ratio ◽  
The Cost

Abstract Rapid prototyping has become a key factor in reducing the cost and time to market associated with new product development. Unfortunately a lot of the potential time and cost savings associated with rapid prototyping are lost due to the use of processes that are incompatible with the type of information needed by the designer at any given point in the product development process. A quantitative measure is proposed in this paper for the value of a prototype at any given point in the product development process, where value is defined as a function of benefit (information learned) of a prototype and the cost of the prototype. The value measure is utilized to suggest prototyping technologies to aid the designer in selecting appropriate technologies. Three different value metrics were developed: one based on the benefit-to-cost ratio, one on utility theory, and one on value theory. The value metrics are applied to an industrial example, a cash register till, and compared on their ability to suggest appropriate prototyping technologies along the design time-line.

Attitudes toward crowdsourced, community-involved new product development

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juanjuan Wu ◽  
Angella J. Kim ◽  
Lili Chen ◽  
Kim K.P. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
New Product ◽  
Optimal Level ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Design Quality ◽  
Social Affiliation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Willingness To Use

Purpose In the context of crowdsourced new product development (NPD), the purpose of this paper is to investigate the optimal level of community involvement (CI) (e.g. zero, limited, and high) when creating products from the perspectives of both ordinary and advanced users. The authors also investigate the influence of design interest and need for social affiliation on users’ attitudes toward and willingness to use community co-design. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted two survey studies using ordinary (Study 1, n=199) and advanced users (Study 2, n=131) to evaluate the co-designed T-shirts reflecting varying levels of CI (i.e. zero, limited, and high). The stimuli for both studies were the same and included ten sets of T-shirt co-designs generated from a CI crowdsourced website, Threadless. Fishbein’s (1963) multi-attribute attitude model was used to compute subjects’ overall attitude score toward the T-shirt co-designs. Findings Results showed both ordinary and advanced user groups rated the design quality of products reflecting limited CI lower than those of zero CI. Advanced users also rated the design quality and sales potential of products from limited CI lower than those of high CI. Further, advanced users indicated that products resulting from high CI reflected significantly better designs with regard to color, shape/line, size, general theme, and overall design as compared to products from limited CI. Design interest as well as need for social affiliation influenced users’ willingness to use community co-design and their attitudes toward a community co-design experience. Originality/value The research made an important differentiation between zero, limited, and high CI during the co-design process as well as between ordinary users and advanced users contributed to the extant literature addressing crowdsourcing in NPD.

Application of Accuracy Engraving Technique in the Motorcycle New Product Development

2011 ◽  
Vol 230-232 ◽  
pp. 444-447
Author(s):  
Xin Liu ◽  
Hai Qing Du ◽  
Wei Dong Wang
Keyword(s):  
Product Development ◽  
Rapid Prototyping ◽  
New Product Development ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
New Product ◽  
Product Size ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
The Cost

The relative merits of accuracy engraving technique and rapid prototyping technique during processing are discussed. Because the product dimensions are small and the strength of the rapid prototyping sample workpiece in vertical direction is too small to meet the engineering design requirements, the method using accuracy engraving machine to replace rapid prototyping machine to design product with large size and need to assemble like motorcycle cover is proposed. If the product size is too large, it can be split and every part is carved with the accuracy engraving machine, and then they are sticked together to finish the whole part. So the speed of new product development is accelerated, the cost of new product development is decreased, the rapid manufacturing is realized and the traditional design method using only RP machine is improved. This method has been applied to the development for a new motorcycle cover and the application method is expounded.

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