Rapid Prototyping Theory and Practice

Rapid prototyping techniques have been increasingly used by industry to reduce product development cycles. A large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metal for the development of prototypes. Rapid Prototyping: Theory and Practice pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Kamrani, Ali K. (Editor), Nasr, Emad Abouel (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
Series:Manufacturing Systems Engineering Series
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Material Properties and Characterization
  • Material Properties and Characterization
  • Direct and Indirect Data Input Formats
  • IGES Standard Protocol for Feature Recognition CAD System
  • The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM): Description, Structure and Applications
  • Reverse Engineering: A Review & Evaluation of Non-Contact Based Systems
  • Reverse Engineering: A Review & Evaluation of Contact Based Systems
  • Methods and Techniques
  • Virtual Assembly Analysis Enhancing Rapid Prototyping in Collaborative Product Development
  • Subtractive Rapid Prototyping: Creating a Completely Automated Process for Rapid Machining
  • Selective Inhibition of Sintering
  • Contour Crafting
  • Economic Analysis
  • Strategic Justification of Rapid Prototyping Systems
  • Selection of Rapid Manufacturing Technologies Under Epistemic Uncertainty
  • Economic Analysis of Rapid Prototyping Systems