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Functional prototypes made by ultrasonic consolidation. (Forming/Processing).
Advanced Materials & Processes, July, 2002
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An ultrasonic powder consolidation process that reportedly produces functional aluminum prototypes in less time at lower cost has been developed at Solidica, Ann Arbor, Mich. The process is said to combine the features of machining and rapid tooling to provide the benefits of both additive and subtractive manufacturing in a single system.
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In the process, ultrasonic sound waves are applied to aluminum powder to merge layers of metal and to create true metallurgical bonds. Accuracy is said to be 0.002 to 0.005 in. over the machine work envelope of 20 x 30 inches. The technology ...
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