Research metalcasting facility now in operation at Clemson University as part of CETL.A new research metalcasting facility built by Clemson Engineering Technologies Laboratory (CETL CETL Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (UK) CETL Center for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (also seen as CETAL) CETL Center for Effective Teaching and Learning ) staff and students is being used to support research projects, provide educational opportunities to engineering, science and architecture, arts and humanities students, and service the needs of CETL's commercial and government clients. The metalcasting facility is a key component in the CETL's Rapid Component Fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. (RCF RCF Remote Call Forwarding RCF Residential Care Facility RCF Relative Centrifugal Force RCF Rolling Contact Fatigue RCF Refractory Ceramic Fiber RCF Revolving Credit Facility RCF Rock Characterisation Facility RCF Registration Confirm RCF Retained Cash Flow ) effort, which integrates the latest technical advances in 3-D computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". , rapid prototyping and reverse engineering with casting, injection molding or CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication machining to allow quick and inexpensive production of experimental, but fully functional, components. The CETL uses 3-D printed molds and patterns made on its rapid prototype printer for rapid casting of aluminum, brass, bronze and gray iron. Going from a 3-D model to a cast part in as little as two days is possible with this approach. Cast molds to be used for diecasting and permanent mold casting are under development. |
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