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Rapid Prototyping? (What are the different types of RP machines (Methods (…
Rapid Prototyping?
What are the different types of RP machines
Methods ( Subtractive Manufacturing)
SLS
FDM
SLA
-3D Printing
CNC Machines
Injection Molding Systems
3D Printing (Addictive Manufacturing)
• More competition from small firms
• Decentralized local production
Why is Rapid Prototyping a disruptive technology?
Affects the world's economy with wide variety of Rapid Prototyping
Does not have copyright
Opens up new opportunities in mass customization
Home fabrication
How Rapid Prototyping has evolved?/ The applications
Evolution
1981- Use of Photopolymer (Hideo
Kodama)
1987-Patented Stereolithography
(Charles Hull)
1989- Patented Fused deposition modelling(FDM) machine(Scott Crump) & SLS(Carl Deckard)
2000- Multi Color Printer(2 Corp)
2009- ReprapEvo Kit (Makerbot)
Applications
Product Design
Proof of concept
• Comprehensive prototype
• For visualisation
• For learning
• For communication
• For production planning
Making prothestic hand/leg personalized part
• 3d printing + 3d
scanning
Medical Field
Bone, organ models constructed from CT scans to help surgeons to prepare for an op
Education
Provide teachers with 3 dimensions visual aids
Rapid Tooling
Tooling
Conventional mold as a pattern to create a mold quickly
Art(Sculpting)
By hand/ machine
Fashion
Eye- wear
What is rapid prototyping
Rapid prototyping is a group of techniques used to quickly fabricate a scale model of a physical part or assembly using a 3D CAD data