Classification of the chalcid flies, or the superfamily Chalcidoidea, with descriptions of new species in the Carnegie museum, collected in South America by Herbert H. Smith

Abstract

Solid Freeform Fabrication and Shape Deposition are rapid manufacturing processes which build parts by incremental material deposition and fusion of cross-sectional layers. In this paper, several thermal deposition processes are described for directly fabricating prototype metal shapes using robotically manipulated material deposition systems. A robotic palletizing/part transfer system is also described which integrates multiple deposition and shaping processes into a single facility for rapidly manufacturing functional shapes.