Rapid prototyping and rapid tooling - The key enablers for rapid manufacturing

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-24

  Pham, D T ^a   Dimov, S S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Rapid manufacturing; Rapid prototyping; Rapid tooling

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL EQUIPMENT; CASTING; RAPID PROTOTYPING;

RAPID TOOLING;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

MANUFACTURE; PROCESSING TECHNIQUE; PROTOTYPE;

EID: 0037279916     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/095440603762554578     Document Type: Article

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