Author:Bezuidenhout, PH; Smith, S; Mbanjwa, M; Land, KJ; Joubert, T-HDate:Nov 2015This study compares the performance between two commercially-available electrically conductive silver inks, Harima NPS-J nanopaste and the NBSIJ-FD02 Mitsubishi conductive ink, used in rapid prototyping of electronic circuits. The comparative ...Read more
Author:Kumar, S; Kruth, J-PDate:Feb 2010The use of rapid prototyping (RP) technology for rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing has given rise to the development of application-oriented composites. The present paper furnishes succinct notes of the composites formed using main rapid ...Read more
Author:Van Zyl, TL; Ehlers, EM; Marais, EDate:2010The paper reports on the original concept of introducing Resource-Negotiating (RN) agents into telemanufacturing. Human users submit a design file that they want manufactured. The machine that will be selected to manufacture the design file ...Read more
Author:Kruger, J; Smith, S; Land, K; du Plessis, M; Joubert, T-HDate:May 2015This work investigates the properties of conductive circuits inkjet-printed onto the polycarbonate discs used in CD-based centrifugal microfluidics, contributing towards rapidly prototyped electronic systems in smart ubiquitous biosensors, ...Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, JR; Malan, J; Maasdorp, FDV; Du Plessis, WPDate:Sep 2014Multi-channel software-defined radios (SDRs) can be utilised as inexpensive prototyping platforms for transceiver arrays. The application for multi-channel prototyping is discussed and measured results of coherent channels for both receiver ...Read more
Author:Schenker, R; De Beer, DJ; Du Preez, WB; Thomas, ME; Richter, PWDate:Aug 1999The technologies of reverse engineering and rapid prototyping are emerging as useful new tools in medicine. One application is of particular interest in orthopaedic, dental and reconstructive surgery. It involves the imaging, modelling and ...Read more
Author:du Preez, WB; de Beer, DJDate:Jun 2006The ability to design and develop new products is generally accepted as a strong enabler for improving the competitiveness of a country’s manufacturing industry. This paper describes the establishment and evolution of the Rapid Product ...Read more
Author:Hugo, S; Land, K; Madou, M; Kido, HDate:Oct 2013The work presented here details the implementation of a centrifugal microfluidic platform – the first of its kind in South Africa – as a foundation for the development of various microfluidic operations. Microfluidic systems enable the precise ...Read more