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| Rapid Prototyping: (Wax / Plastics / Sintered Steel / Sand) |
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Rapid Prototyping (RP) is also known as Generative Manufacturing, Layered Manufacturing, Solid Freeform Fabrication, Toolless Model Making etc. Basically all these terms refer to creation of three-dimensional objects directly from CAD files.
Unlike conventional or NC/CNC machining, the model is created by adding material layer after layer instead of cutting it away from a solid block. Therefore, generation of complex shapes do not pose any problem at all. However, what is obtained from the machine is a model not usually an end-user item, which means that the new technology is used for prototyping, not actual production. |
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