This reference provides complete coverage of a major new technology that generates physical objects directly from a graphical computer database. Known as "Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing" (RP&M), it enables diverse industries to improve product design and part quality, bring products to market faster and reduce product development costs while boosting productivity. Focusing on StereoLithography-based RP&M developed by "3D Systems", which pioneered RP&M, this practical book introduces design and manufacturing engineers to basic RP&M principles, shows step by step how to create a StereoLithography prototype and reveals the accuracy levels that can be attained with this new technology. Case studies illustrate how leading aerospace, automotive, component and medical device manufacturers have gained a competitive edge by applying RP&M. This book also describes various alternate approaches to RP&M.
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Paul Jacobs was born in New York City, received a B.S. from Union College, Schenectady, NY in 1960, and M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. from Princeton University. His dissertation, completed in 1965, involved nonequilibrium phenomena in plasma physics. At Electro-optical Systems Division of Xerox Corporation, California, he was a senior physicist working initially on plasma accelerators and later on laser-based optical systems. One of the originators of the MILES tactical training system currently deployed by the U.S. Army at over 50 bases in the United States, Eruope, and Asia, he was appointed Chief Scientist 1985. Worked as Director of Research and Development at 3D.
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The Original Rapid Prototyping Text,
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This review is from: Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing: Fundamentals of Stereolithography (Hardcover)
This book is widely considered to be the original rapid prototyping text for the relatively young RP industry. Charles Hull, Dr. Jacobs, and the other authors do a good job taking the reader through the developmental stages of Stereolithography and give valuable insight into the system design and process development of the SLA system. Other highlights include an informative chapter on SLA part accuracy, specific case studies from early users of the technology, and decent coverage of competing technologies.(circa 1991) Some of the information is outdated due to the developments in RP over the past nine years, but it is still a valuable reference tool for any student of the rapid prototyping industry.
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This review is from: Rapid Prototyping & Manufacturing: Fundamentals of StereoLithography (Hardcover)
Paul Jacobs followed up in 1995 with an updated overview with case studies. See Stereolithography & Other RP&M Technologies: From Rapid Prototyping to Rapid Tooling
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New York, Conference Proceedings, University of Dayton, Second International Conference, Silicon Graphics, Texas Instruments, Manufacturing Figure, Chrysler Corporation, Appendix Figure, Superposition of Gaussian, Perception Systems, Postcure-Time Map, Range Manager, User Guide, Los Angeles, Medical Case Study, New Jersey, Allied Signal, Rapid Prototsping, Rapid Prototvpine, Variation of Curl New!
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