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Rapid Manufacturing: An Industrial Revolution for the Digital Age

Rapid Manufacturing is a new area of manufacturing developed from a family of technologies known as Rapid Prototyping. These processes have already had the effect of both improving products and reducing their development time; this in turn resulted in the development of the technology of Rapid Tooling, which implemented Rapid Prototyping techniques to improve its own processes. Rapid Manufacturing has developed as the next stage, in which the need for tooling is eliminated. It has been shown that it is economically feasible to use existing commercial Rapid Prototyping systems to manufacture series parts in quantities of up to 20,000 and customised parts in quantities of hundreds of thousands. This form of manufacturing can be incredibly cost-effective and the process is far more flexible than conventional manufacturing. Rapid Manufacturing: An Industrial Revolution for the Digital Age addresses the academic fundamentals of Rapid Manufacturing as well as focussing on case studies and applications across a wide range of industry sectors. As a technology that allows manufacturers to create products without tools, it enables previously impossible geometries to be made. This book is abundant with images depicting the fantastic array of products that are now being commercially manufactured using these technologies. Includes contributions from leading researchers working at the forefront of industry. Features detailed illustrations throughout. Rapid Manufacturing: An Industrial Revolution for the Digital Age is a groundbreaking text that provides excellent coverage of this fast emerging industry. It will interest manufacturing industry practitioners in research and development, product design and materials science, as well as having a theoretical appeal to researchers and post-graduate students in manufacturing engineering, product design, CAD/CAM and CIFM.

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Title of ebook: Rapid Manufacturing: An Industrial Revolution for the Digital Age
ISBN: 9780470032862
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Internet download file size: 4374 kb
Pages: 304
Released online for download: 02-22-2006
Editor: Hopkinson, Neil
Editor: Hague, Richard
Editor: Dickens, Philip

Chapter One

Unlocking the Design Potential of Rapid Manufacturing

Richard Hague Loughborough University

2.1 Introduction

One of the principal advantages of taking an additive (Rapid Manufacturing) approach to manufacturing over more conventional subtractive or formative methods comes not from manufacturing approach per se but from the dramatic advantages that are possible in the area of design. This potential for radically different design methodologies is one of the major drivers for the development of Rapid Manufacturing systems and materials and is a powerful reason why some organisations are able to put up with the sometimes severe limitations associated with current Rapid Prototyping (RP) systems to gain an advantage today.

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