• CDE review
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.47-52
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• 2002

레이저를 이용한 직접금속성형기술(영문명 : DMT: Direct Metal Tooling)은 고 부가가치의 기능성 소재(금속, 합금, 세라믹 등)의 미세한 분말을 원하는 3차원 공간상에 주사함과 동시에 이를 레이저로 직접, 순간 용착시키며 이것이 공간상에서 축적되가면서 미리 정해진 3차원 파트형상이 자동적으로 빌드업 되도록 하는 고도의 정밀제어 기술을 요하는 신기술이다. 이는 컴퓨터에 저장된 3차원 디지털 형상정보(digital data of 3D subjects)만 갖고 있으면 이로부터 그에 해당하는 금속파트형상을 적절히 소재분말을 이용하여 곧바로 실물로 재현하여 얻을 수 있게 됨을 의미하며 이로서 기존에 절삭기계를 이용한 가공 공법보다 손쉽고 빠르면서도 반면 기계적 성질은 종전기술보다 월등히 우수한 B차원 금속 파트나 금형 형상을 소재의 낭비가 전혀 없는 환경 친화적인 방법으로 제작할 수 있는, 소위 밀레니엄시대를 대표하는 최첨단 미래형 기술의 구현이다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.228-234
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• 2007

In this study, the productivity and environmental effects of laser aided direct metal deposition (LADMD) process which is one of promising rapid manufacturing technology is evaluated. The production time predicted using PowerMill shows that the productivity of LADMD is superior to that of conventional milling process. Though LADMD is known as an environment-friendly technology, it has a disadvantage to utilize much energy to generate laser beam. Considering both productivity and environmental effects, LADMD is expected to be widely used in remanufacturing industry.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Manufacturing Process Engineers
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.128-134
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• 2008

Models of the deposition heights in the uncontrolled laser aided direct metal deposition process are constructed for the enhancement of the process integrity. Linear and non-linear statistical models as well as fuzzy model are utilized as the modeling methods. The predictability of the models are evaluated with the values of the sum of square error. The algorithm to use the models in the feedback controlled system is suggested to increase the deposition height accuracy within a layer.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.681-686
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• 2009

Direct laser metal forming technology was applied to restore the damaged mold surface. In order to estimate melting characteristics of the $20{\mu}m$ Fe-Cr-Ni powder, single layer experiments were performed at various levels of heat input. The process window of the $20{\mu}m$ Fe-Cr-Ni powder provided feasible process parameters for the smooth regular surface. The cross hatching scanning strategy on the multiple layer experiment was performed to reduce the thickness non-uniformity of edge portions compared with the one direction scanning. To estimate the coherence between the melted powder and the basematal, the tendency of hardness distribution has been observed. The hardness of the melted and the remelted zone was distributed from 400HV to 600HV. It is over 2 times compared of the hardness of the basemetal. Experimental results show that the mold restoring process using direct laser metal forming can be successfully applied in the mold repair industry.