Data tranfer in layered manufacturing

Teknolojideki ilerlemeye ve günümüz rekabet şartlarının artmasına paralel olarak, her geçen gün daha karmaşık parça, makine ve sistemlerin daha hızlı, kolay ve ucuz bir şekilde imalatına ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu durum çok farklı ve yeni imalat teknolojilerinin geliştirilmesine öncülük etmektedir. Yeni imalat teknolojilerinde varılan son noktalardan biri olan Katmanlı Üretim (KÜ) Teknolojisi son 10 yıldan günümüze kadar Dünya'da ve Türkiye’de hızla gelişme göstermiş, özellikle ürün geliştirme, prototip ve kalıp imalatı konularında önemli ilerlemelere sebep olmuştur. Katmanlı Üretim teknolojileri 3 boyutlu tasarım programı ile hazırlanmış modellerden fiziksel prototipler üretmeyi sağlar. Bu çalışmada, Katmanlı Üretim teknolojisinde kullanılan bilgi formatları ve farklı formatlar arasındaki bilgi transferleri incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla, KÜ teknolojisindeki bilgi gereksinmeleri ve hali hazırda kullanılan ve araştırılan bilgi transfer protokolleri incelenmiş ve yeni bir bilgi transfer formatı ihtiyacı belirlenmiştir.

Katmanlı üretim teknolojisinde bilgi transferi

Introducing new products at ever increasing rates is important for remaining successful in a competitive global economy; decreasing product development cycle times and increasing product complexity require new ways to take in novel ideas. During the last decades, a new concept called Layered Manufacturing (LM), has gained popularity in Turkey and worldwide especially in the area of product development, prototyping and tooling. The goal of Rapid Prototyping is to be able to quickly fabricate complex-shaped, three-dimensional parts directly from Computer Aided Design (CAD) models. In this study, the data formats and data transfer in LM was considered. A summary of existing data formats was presented. In this context, the informational needs in RP and various data transfer instances were identified and the need for neutral formats was shown.

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