The Viability of Digital and Rapid Prototyping in Enhancing Ceramics Product Development

Int. J. Art Cult. Des. Technol. Pub Date : 2013-04-01 DOI:10.4018/ijacdt.2013070103

Olalere Folasayo Enoch, A. Shuaib

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This research practically investigates on how to reduce development time, development cost and also improve prototype quality in ceramic production. The researcher used an experimental approach, by first investigating and analysing the conventional method used by ceramics manufacturers in product development. This was achieved with several visits to three ceramic factories in Kelantan, Malaysia. After which a digital method was developed by introducing computer-aided design (CAD) into three stages in development process. In order to test the viability of the CAD introduced, the digital method was used to develop prototypes of ceramic products selected from the three ceramic factories. Finally, a comparison was done between conventional and digital method based on development time, development cost and prototype quality. This reveals that digital method can successfully reduce development time and improve prototype quality in ceramic product development process. However, the comparison also reveals that digital method is more expensive than the conventional method used by the factories in ceramic product development.

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数字化和快速成型技术在提高陶瓷产品开发中的可行性

本研究实际探讨了在陶瓷生产中如何缩短开发时间，降低开发成本，提高原型质量。研究人员采用了一种实验方法，首先调查和分析陶瓷制造商在产品开发中使用的传统方法。这是通过多次访问马来西亚吉兰丹的三家陶瓷工厂实现的。在此基础上，将计算机辅助设计(CAD)引入到开发过程的三个阶段，形成了数字化方法。为了测试所介绍的CAD的可行性，采用数字化方法从三家陶瓷工厂中选择陶瓷产品进行原型开发。最后，从开发时间、开发成本和样机质量等方面对传统方法和数字化方法进行了比较。这表明在陶瓷产品开发过程中，数字化方法可以成功地缩短开发时间，提高原型质量。然而，对比也表明，在陶瓷产品开发中，数字化方法比传统方法成本更高。

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