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Table
of Contents
Chapter 2
Rapid Prototyping Process Chain Chapter 3 Liquid-Based RP Systems Chapter 4 Solid-Based RP SystemsChapter 5 Powder-Based RP Systems Chapter 6 Rapid Prototyping Data Formats
Chapter 7
Applications and Examples Chapter 8 Evaluation and Benchmarking
Appendix A
List of RP Companies
1.1 Historical Development
1.2 Three Phases of Prototyping
1.3 Fundamentals of Rapid Prototyping
1.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of Rapid Prototyping
1.5 Commonly Used Terms
1.6 Classifications of Rapid Prototyping
Chapter 2
Rapid Prototyping Process Chain
2.1 Fundamental Automated Processes
2.2 Process Chain
2.3 3-D Modelling
2.4 Data Conversion and Transmission
2.5 Checking and Preparing
2.6
Building
2.7
Postprocessing
Chapter 3 Liquid-Based RP Systems
3.1 3D Systems' Stereolithography
Apparatus ( 3.2 Cubital's Solid Ground Curing (SGC) 3.3 D-MEC's Solid Creation System (SCS)
3.4
CMET’s Solid Object
Ultraviolet-laser Printer (SOUP) 3.5 Teijin Seiki's Soliform System
3.6
Autostrade’s E-Darts
3.7
Meiko's Rapid Prototyping System for the Jewelry Industry
3.8
Other Similar Commercial RP Systems
3.9
Two Laser Beams
3.10
Rapid Freeze Prototyping 3.11 Microfabrication
Chapter 4 Solid-Based RP Systems4.1
Cubic Technologies' Laminated Object
Manufacturing (LOM)
4.2
Stratasys' Fused Deposition Modelling
(FDM)
4.3
Kira Corporation's
Paper Lamination
Technology (PLT)
4.4
3D Systems'
Multi-Jet Modelling
System (MJM)
4.5
Solidscape's ModelMaker and PatternMaster
4.6 Beijing Yinhua’s Slicing Solid Manufacturing (SSM), Melted Extrusion Modelling (MEM) and Multi-Functional
RPM Systems (M-RPM)
4.7
CAM-LEM's CL 100
4.8
Ennex Corporation's Offset Fabbers
Chapter 5 Powder-Based RP Systems
5.1
3D Systems’ Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
5.2 EOS’s EOSINT Systems
5.3 Z
Corporation’s Three-dimensional Printing (3DP)
5.4
Optomec’s Laser Engineered Net Shaping (LENS)
5.5
Soligen’s Direct Shell Production Casting (DSPC)
5.6
Fraunhofer’s
Multiphase Jet Solidification (MJS)
5.7
Acram’s Electron Beam Melting (EBM)
5.8
Aeromet Corporation’s Lasform Technology
5.9
Precision Optical Manufacturing’s Direct Metal Deposition (DMDTM)
5.10
Generis’ Generative Systems (GS)
5.11
Therics Inc’s Theriform Technology
5.12
Extrude Hone’s PrometalTM 3D Printing Process
Chapter 6 Rapid Prototyping Data Formats
6.1 STL
Format 6.2 STL
File Problems 6.3
Consequences of Building a Valid and Invalid Tessellated Model 6.4 STL
File Repair 6.5 Other
Translators 6.6 Newly
Proposed Formats 6.7 Standard
for Representing Layered Manufacturing Objects
Chapter 7
Applications and Examples
7.1
Application-Material Relationship
7.2
Finishing Processes
7.3
Applications in Design
7.4
Applications in Engineering, Analysis and Planning
7.5
Applications in Manufacturing and Tooling
7.6
Aerospace Industry
7.7
Automotive Industry
7.8
Biomedical Industry
7.9
Jewelry Industry
7.10
Coin Industry
7.11
Tableware Industry
Chapter 8 Evaluation and Benchmarking
8.1
Using Bureau Services
8.2
Setting Up a Service Bureau
8.3
Technical Evaluation Through Benchmarking
8.4
Growth
8.5 Further Development Trends
Appendix A
List of RP Companies
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