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July 8, 2008 - Freeform Fabrication is a collection of manufacturing technologies with which parts can be created without the need for part-specific tooling. A computerized model of the part is designed. It is sliced computationally, and layer information is sent to a fabricator that reproduces the layer in a real material.
The purpose of the Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) Symposium is to provide a forum for technical exchange of research and developments in all areas of liquid, solid or gas phase SFF, the computer/machine technologies associated with the SFF processes, studies of various disciplines associated with SFF, and applications of SFF. These include but are not limited to solid modeling, computer controls, system design, beam-materials interactions, and the materials science & engineering of SFF processing and post-processing of parts. The Freeform Fabrication Symposium this year will take place from 4th to 6th August in Austin, Texas. CRP Technology will attend with its CRP USA division in order to present an interesting free form application in the motorsport sector. Mr. Stewart Davis, CRP USA Director of Operations, on Tuesday 5th August, in the afternoon, during the parallel session "Application I", will discuss a paper named "New Rapid Casting Techniques for Competitive Motor Sports". Casting components utilizing free form manufacturing techniques to produce investment patterns have in recent years been overshadowed by the promise of Direct Metal machines. Despite this Casting vendors continue to work diligently to make the creation of extremely complex components as an almost commonplace occurrence. This paper examines the work of CRP Technology and its creation of Windform® PS to advance casting techniques and ultimately produce front and rear uprights for the new "Epsilon Euskadi ee1" for competition in American Le Mans Series and 24 hours of Le Mans 2008. Developed and manufactured utilizing the "CRP Rapid Casting Method" these Titanium Rapid Castings highlight the hard and complex work involved in making this extremely difficult task look easy. The process is examined and outlined to help others understand the work involved. For more information on the conference and to attend this event, please feel free to see http://utwired.engr.utexas.edu/lff/symposium/ or write to info@crptechnology.com
C.R.P. Technology Visit our new forum and let us know what you think! http://www.crptechnology.com/forums For more information also visit: WINDFORM Web Site: http://www.windform.eu CRP RACING Web Site: http://www.crp-racing.com
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