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Modern engineering often deals with customized design that requires easy, low-cost and rapid fabrication. Rapid prototyping (RP) is a popular technology that enables quick and easy fabrication of customized forms/objects directly from computer aided design (CAD) model. The needs for quick product development, decreased time to market, and highly customized and low quantity parts are driving the demand for RP technology. Today, RP technology also known as solid freeform fabrication (SFF) or desktop manufacturing (DM) or layer manufacturing (LM) is regarded as an efficient tool to bring the product concept into the product realization rapidly. Though all the RP technologies are additive they are still different from each other in the way of building layers and/or nature of building materials. This book delivers up-to-date information about RP technology focusing on the overview of the principles, functional requirements, design constraints etc. of specific technology.

Rapid prototyping. --- Solid freeform fabrication. --- Fabrication, Solid freeform --- Freeform fabrication, Solid --- Layered manufacturing (Materials processing) --- Manufacturing, Solid freeform --- Computer integrated manufacturing systems --- Three-dimensional printing --- Desktop automated manufacturing --- Freeform fabrication --- Freeform manufacturing --- Prototyping, Rapid --- RP (Rapid prototyping) --- Additive manufacturing --- Prototypes, Engineering --- Laser sintering --- Computer-aided design (CAD)

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This edited volume comprises select chapters on advanced technologies for 3D printing and additive manufacturing and how these technologies have changed the face of direct, digital technologies for rapid production of models, prototypes and patterns. Because of its wide applications, 3D printing and additive manufacturing technology has become a powerful new industrial revolution in the field of manufacturing. The evolution of 3D printing and additive manufacturing technologies has changed design, engineering and manufacturing processes across industries such as consumer products, aerospace, medical devices and automotives. The objective of this book is to help designers, R&D personnel, and practicing engineers understand the state-of-the-art developments in the field of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing. .

Engineering. --- Chemical engineering. --- Computer-aided engineering. --- Engineering design. --- Manufacturing industries. --- Machines. --- Tools. --- Manufacturing, Machines, Tools. --- Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. --- Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design. --- Engineering Design. --- Three-dimensional printing. --- Rapid prototyping. --- Solid freeform fabrication. --- Fabrication, Solid freeform --- Freeform fabrication, Solid --- Layered manufacturing (Materials processing) --- Manufacturing, Solid freeform --- Desktop automated manufacturing --- Freeform fabrication --- Freeform manufacturing --- Prototyping, Rapid --- RP (Rapid prototyping) --- 3-D printing --- 3D printing --- 3DP (Three-dimensional printing) --- Computer integrated manufacturing systems --- Three-dimensional printing --- Prototypes, Engineering --- Laser sintering --- Rapid prototyping --- Manufactures. --- Computer aided design. --- Manufacturing, Machines, Tools, Processes. --- Design, Engineering --- Engineering --- Industrial design --- Strains and stresses --- CAD (Computer-aided design) --- Computer-assisted design --- Computer-aided engineering --- Design --- Chemistry, Industrial --- Engineering, Chemical --- Industrial chemistry --- Chemistry, Technical --- Metallurgy --- Manufactured goods --- Manufactured products --- Products --- Products, Manufactured --- Commercial products --- Manufacturing industries --- CAE --- Data processing