Technology review for mass customisation using rapid manufacturing

Assembly Automation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 39-46

  Eyers, Daniel ^a   Dotchev, Krassimir ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manufacturing systems; Mass customisation; Rapid prototypes

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH; GAIN INFORMATION; MANUFACTURING SYSTEM; MASS CUSTOMISATION; RAPID MANUFACTURING; RAPID PROTOTYPE; TECHNOLOGY REVIEW;

MANUFACTURE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; RESEARCH; SEMICONDUCTOR COUNTERS;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 77949465063     PISSN: 01445154     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01445151011016055     Document Type: Article

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