New approaches in glass investment casting: Creative practitioners researching and innovating in the field of digital fabrication

Jorgensen, Tavs; Matthias, Gayle

Abstract

© 2014, BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC. This paper describes a research project aimed at delivering innovation in a combined sphere of digital fabrication and glass investment casting. The project has established an entirely new method for creating glass casting moulds directly from three-dimensional computer files without the need for a physical mould pattern, by using a moulding approach based on Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) technology. While the paper includes a narrative of the development of the moulding process, the central argument of the paper is rooted in the project’s research/innovation methodology. This argument concerns our profile as creative practitioners and the impact this position has on the research/ innovation scenario. Also central in this argument is the use of ‘emergent methodologies’ and ‘reflective practice’. A new type of rich media enabled research journal to aid the use of these methodologies was developed as a part of this project and is also presented in this paper.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 6, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Apr 28, 2015
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Feb 8, 2018
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 8, 2018
• Journal: Design Journal
• Print ISSN: 1460-6925
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-3062
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 17
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 455-471
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2752/175630614X13982745783127
• Keywords: rapid tooling (rt), additive layer manufacturing (alm),; user innovation, reflective practice, research journal,; emergent methodologies
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/824957
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.2752/175630614X13982745783127
• Additional Information: Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in The Design Journal on 28th April 2015, available online: https://doi.org/10.2752/175630614X13982745783127.
• Contract Date: Feb 8, 2018