Yes - I have used SLA + spray metal (steel) tooling to produce a compression
mould for processing thermoplastic elastomer boot soles.
Please email me if you would like to discuss this matter further.
Best wishes,
Matt
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Dr Matt Murphy
Director
Collected Consultants Limited
UK
tel: +44 402 745 278
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-----Original Message-----
From: Erkut NEGIS <erkut@innotek.com.tr>
To: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
Date: 23 November 1999 10:53
Subject: RE: Texturing on RP model - FOOTWEAR applications?
>Texturing on RP model?
>It would be very useful especially for the prototyping of footwear
products.
>However I think that, currently, resolution of Autofab machines (including
>Sanders) is not enough to manufacture fine details like these.
>Besides that, a CAD software that has a real 3D texturing capability may
>need a very high computing power? (think how many polygons there must be?)
>
>BTW. Are there any one who use autofabrication technology for the RP&RT of
>footwear products?
>
>
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>Erkut NEGIS
>erkut@innotek.com.tr
>
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>
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>
>>Dear list,
>
>>Is there a method to include texturing on the surface of a RP model?
>>Thanks
>
>>M.F.Hashim
>>RP Engineer
>>email : fauzih@hotmail.com
>
>
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>
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