Geometry Processing for SLS/HIP
Abstract
SLS/HIP is a new net shape manufacturing method that combines
the strengths of direct selective laser sintering and hot isostatic pressing.
Direct selective laser sintering is a rapid manufacturing technique that can
produce high density metal parts of complex geornetry with an integral,
gas iinpenneable skin. These parts can then be directly post-processed by
containerless HIP. Sophisticated processing of the part geometry is
required to facilitate the desired results from SLS/HIP. This paper presents
geometry processing algorithms being developed for in-situ canning of
SLS/HIP components. This research is funded by DARPA IONR contract
NO00 14-95-C-0 139 titled "Low Cost Metal Processing Using SLS/HIP".