@article {18763, title = {A STEP TOWARDS INTEGRATED PRODUCT/PROCESS DEVELOPMENT OF MOLDED MULTI-MATERIAL STRUCTURES}, journal = {Tools And Methods Of Competitive Engineering}, year = {2004}, month = {2004///}, abstract = {Multi-material molding is emerging as a popularmethod for making multi-material structures. In multi-material molding processes, fabrication and assembly steps are performed concurrently inside the mold. Therefore using existing knowledge on how to design molded products often results in the selection of wrong design alternatives and correcting these mistakes unnecessarily delays the product development process. To overcome this difficulty we need to develop an integrated product/process development methodology for designing molded multi-material structures. This paper presents an overview of different multi-material molding technologies and the role of manufacturing considerations in shape synthesis of molded multi- material structures. }, url = {http://terpconnect.umd.edu/~skgupta/Publication/TMCE04_Gupta.pdf}, author = {Gupta,S.K. and Fowler,G.} }