Rapid prototyping issues in the 21st century

被引:100
作者
Kochan, D [1 ]
Chua, CK [1 ]
Du, ZH [1 ]
机构
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Singapore 639798, Singapore
关键词
rapid prototyping; shaping science; product development; machine design;
D O I
10.1016/S0166-3615(98)00125-0
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
Rapid prototyping (RP) technology has been developing very fast in the last 10 years. Some ideas concerning this technology are presented in the paper for predicting the evolution in the future. Shaping science is proposed to research for the improvement of RP process and generation of new processes. Issues including product development tool, direct metal part manufacturing, rapid tooling and RP machine design are discussed. Extension of its application in more areas will be beneficial for the advancement of RP. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:8
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