... technologies Costing Parts Modelling Cost estimates Cost‐model Additive manufacturing Selective laser melting During data import and machine setup, the SLM machine is blocked during the time T_Setup equation (3). Additional time...

... manufacturing costs, results presented in this study are mainly based on cost estimation provided by Italian companies and it is assumed that the plant is located in Western Europe. Practical implications The research assesses the feasibility of making functional and operational plastic parts without...

... (0.628 m); D – the diameter of the galvanometer mirror limiting aperture (4.1 × 10⁻³ m). Ian Campbell can be contacted at: r.i.campbell@iboro.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Cost analysis Cost estimates Software prototyping Stereolithography...