Characterisation of beech wood pulp towards sustainable rapid prototyping

Julien Gardan (1) , Lionel Roucoules (2)

1 Mechanical Engineering and Technology
2 LSIS- INSM - Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Information et des Systèmes : Ingénierie Numérique des Systèmes Mécaniques

Wood has several advantages that are transferable to various derivates allowing the introduction of a sustainable material into the product lifecycle. The objective of this paper is to apply a design for manufacturing approach based on wood flour rapid prototyping, while associating the requirements of the 'mass customisation' in the implementation of a customised product. New collaborative software allows consumers to be involved in the design process. Prototyping processes allow direct manufacturing of products.

Mots clés: mass customisation; collaborative product design; design for manufacturing; DOE; design of experiments; modified starch; rapid prototyping; user co-creation; wood flour

Domaines: Génie des procédés; Matériaux

Julien Gardan, Lionel Roucoules. Characterisation of beech wood pulp towards sustainable rapid prototyping. International Journal of Rapid Manufacturing, 2011, 2 (4), pp.215-233. ⟨10.1504/IJRAPIDM.2011.044700⟩. ⟨hal-00867975⟩