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Up-to-date documentation on the current scope of the research of Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing.

Explains and details the latest techniques and materials used for RP, RT and RM.
Develops methodologies and technologies to support in a customer-focused product design and mass customization approach to production.

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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.

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The purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive collection of the latest research and technical work done in the area of Rapid Prototyping with the emphasis on its impact on both Rapid Tooling and Rapid Manufacturing. The key features in this book are:

-Up-to-date documentation on the current scope of the research of Rapid Prototyping, Tooling and Manufacturing.

-To provide the latest techniques and materials used for RP, RT and RM.

-To provide methodologies and technologies to support in a customer-focused product design and mass customization approach to production.

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