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Rapid Prototyping

Theory and Practice

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  • © 2006

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Editors:
  1. Ali Kamrani

    1. Industrial Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, USA

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  2. Emad Abouel Nasr

    1. Industrial Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, USA

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  • Up to date documentation on the current scope of research on rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing
  • Methodologies and technologies to support a customer-focussed and mass customization approach to production
  • Detailed analysis and case studies of the application of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing in fields such as medical and biomedical manufacturing, aerospace industry and automotive industry
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Manufacturing Systems Engineering Series (MSES, volume 6)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxiii
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  2. Material Properties and Characterization

    1. Material Properties and Characterization

      • Ghassan T. Kridli
      Pages 1-22

  3. Direct and Indirect Data Input Formats

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 23-23
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    2. IGES Standard Protocol for Feature Recognition CAD System

      • Emad Abouel Nasr, Ali Kamrani
      Pages 25-62

    3. The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM): Description, Structure and Applications

      • Jinho Lim, Rashad Zein
      Pages 63-86

    4. Reverse Engineering: A Review & Evaluation of Non-Contact Based Systems

      • Kevin D. Creehan, Bopaya Bidanda
      Pages 87-106

    5. Reverse Engineering: A Review & Evaluation of Contact Based Systems

      • Salil Desai, Bopaya Bidanda
      Pages 107-131

  4. Methods and Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 132-132
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    2. Virtual Assembly Analysis Enhancing Rapid Prototyping in Collaborative Product Development

      • Kyoung-Yun Kim, Bart O. Nnaji
      Pages 133-163

    3. Subtractive Rapid Prototyping: Creating a Completely Automated Process for Rapid Machining

      • Matthew C. Frank
      Pages 165-196

    4. Selective Inhibition of Sintering

      • Behrokh Khoshnevis, Bahram Asiabanpour
      Pages 197-220

    5. Contour Crafting

      • Behrokh Khoshnevis, Dooil Hwang
      Pages 221-251

  5. Economic Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 252-252
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    2. Strategic Justification of Rapid Prototyping Systems

      • Rakesh Narain, Joseph Sarkis
      Pages 253-270

    3. Selection of Rapid Manufacturing Technologies Under Epistemic Uncertainty

      • Jamal O. Wilson, David Rosen
      Pages 271-291

    4. Economic Analysis of Rapid Prototyping Systems

      • Khaled M. Gad El Mola, Hamid R. Parsaei, Herman R. Leep
      Pages 293-318

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 319-323
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About this book

Rapid prototyping techniques have been increasingly used by industry to reduce product development cycles.  A large number of processes have been developed allowing the use of various materials ranging from plastics to metal for the development of prototypes.

Rapid Prototyping:  Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive collection of the latest research and technical work in the field with an emphasis on both rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing.

Drawing upon the collective knowledge of renowned experts in the industrial engineering field, Ali Kamrani and Emad Abouel Nasr have assembled a wide ranging treatise on rapid prototyping that includes:

  • Up to date documentation on the current scope of research on rapid prototyping, tooling and manufacturing.
  • Methodologies and technologies to support a customer-focussed and mass customization approach to production.
  • Detailed analysis and case studies of the application of rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and rapid manufacturing in fields such as medical and biomedical manufacturing, aerospace industry and automotive industry.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Industrial Engineering Department, University of Houston, Houston, USA

    Ali Kamrani, Emad Abouel Nasr

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