DocumentCode :
1449538
Title :
Solid ideas [rapid prototyping]
Author :
Pham ; Gault
Author_Institution :
Cardiff Rapid Prototyping Centre, Univ. Coll. of Wales, Cardiff, UK
Volume :
75
Issue :
5
fYear :
1996
fDate :
10/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
239
Lastpage :
243
Abstract :
Rapid prototyping is fast becoming one of the essential technologies that allows manufacturers to improve product quality and reduce both time to market and the cost of new lines, as part of a concurrent engineering strategy. RP technologies can be virtual (soft/CAD-based) or physical (hard). Physical RP allows designers to build tangible models of their designs quickly and cheaply. This encourages experimentation, and flags errors in the fit or assembly of the part. This article looks at the existing physical rapid prototyping technologies
Keywords :
CAD/CAM; computer integrated manufacturing; engineering graphics; product development; solid modelling; CAD/CAM; concurrent engineering; cost reduction; part assembly; product quality; rapid prototyping; solid modelling; time to market;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Manufacturing Engineer
Publisher :
iet
ISSN :
0956-9944
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1049/me:19960514
Filename :
543734
Link To Document :
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