Rapid Prototyping And Manufacturing Institute
Contents:
            Primer (Tuesday)
            Exhibition Day 1 (Wednesday)
            Exhibition Day 2 (Thrusday)
 
Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing Primer
Manufacturing Related Disciplines Complex, Room 4211
Georgia Institute of Technology

Tuesday, October 6, 1998 - RPM Fundamentals

8:00 a.m.            Registration and Continental Breakfast

 
8:20 a.m.            The Basics
  • What is Rapid Prototyping?
  • What are the Key Technologies?

10:00 a.m.          BREAK

 
10:20 a.m.          Key Technologies Continued:
  • Strengths and Weaknesses
  • Key Applications

12:00 Noon         Lunch

 
1:00 p.m.             More Detail on Applications:
  • How Does CAD Fit In to RP?
  • What are Some Key Examples and Case Studies?
  • Real Examples

3:00 p.m.             BREAK

 
3:20 p.m.             The Business Issues:
  • How Can RP Be Economically Justified?
  • Where Can You Find More Information and Guidance?

5:00 p.m.              Adjourn
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The Symposium and Exhibition

Wednesday, October 7, 1998

8:00 a.m.           Registration, Exhibits Open, and Continental Breakfast

 

8:20 a.m.           Welcome and Symposium Overview

 

8:40 a.m.          Keynote Address: Rapid Tooling—Where Is It Now; Where Is It Headed

                                   Paul Jacobs, Express Tool

 
9:20 a.m.          Addressing the Whole Loop—Rapid Design and Rapid Tooling

                         Derek Smith, Motorola

10:00 a.m.        BREAK and EXHIBITS OPEN

 
10:40 a.m.        SL Materials for More Challenging Applications

                        Thomas Pang, Ciba Specialty Chemicals

 
11:20 a.m.        Sintered Metal Tools—A Nine Part Case Study Using DTM’s Rapid Tool

                        Herb Caloud, Fiskars, Inc.

12:00 Noon      LUNCH - In The Garden

                           EXHIBITS OPEN

 
1:20 p.m.          Making Better Tools Faster—An Overview of Several Initiatives
                                  Marc Bellotti, Baxter International

                                  Dave Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

 
2:20 p.m.          Toward Production-Quality Injection Mold Tools in a Day

                        Sundar Atre, Penn State

3:00 p.m.          BREAK and EXHIBITS OPEN

 
3:40 p.m.          The Implications of Solid Freeform Fabrication of Ceramics

    Brock Hinzman, SRI International

 
4:20 p.m.           Use of RP Does Not Guarantee Success

    Brian Clark, ClarkCooper Designs

5:00 p.m.          RECEPTION and EXHIBITS OPEN

6:30 p.m.          Adjourn

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The Symposium and Exhibition
(Continued)
Thursday, October 8, 1998

8:00 a.m.           EXHIBITS OPEN and Continental Breakfast

 
8:40 a.m.           Enterprise Rapid Response Strategies—The Path to Higher Profits

    Chuck Hull, 3D Systems

 
9:20 a.m.           Beyond RP to Rapid Fabrication

    Dave Keicher, Optomec Design Company

10:00 a.m.         BREAK and EXHIBITS OPEN

 
10:40 a.m.         Predicting Tolerances of Rapid Tools

   Tom Mueller, Plynetics Express

 
11:20 a.m.        Measuring What You Make
                                 Jim Tobin, Procter & Gamble
                                  Tommy Tucker, Georgia Institute of Technology
                                  Tom Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology     

 

12:00 Noon      LUNCH - In the Garden

       EXHIBITS OPEN

 
1:20 p.m.          Rapid Prototyping: The Transition Toward Functional Prototyping

    Suresh Jayanthi, DuPont Somos

 
2:00 p.m.           Finally—Truly Rapid RP

    Tom Clay, Z-Corp

 
2:40 p.m.          So Now What? The Next Ten Years in RP

    Terry Kreplin, Baxter International

3:20 p.m.         Adjourn

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