Virtual Prototyping is basically as simulation based refinement of a component by using a function based simulation. The technology is rapidly gaining prominence as the practice of choice amongst engineers, thanks to its ability to immensely shorten cycle...

Researchers have developed a new rapid-prototyping technique that blends traditional casting methods with CNC milling which allows faster prototyping; the best thing is that it happens in a single machine. The technique is christened as “Precise Cast Pr...

Approximately 30% of all plastic products in the world are produced by an injection molding process. Within this another 30% are produced using a custom injection molding technology. There are basically six steps involved in the normal injection molding p...

Several DIY Rapid Prototyping techniques have come up off late. Making a 3D printer at home can prove to be quite cost-effective. The other names for such sort of prototyping are fabbing, three-dimensional printing, reprapping, and fabrication. RepRap is ...

Since rapid prototyping came into being, many businesses provided with the service of prototype development. Earlier, such companies were known as service bureaus and they allowed the users to access the unproven and expensive technology. In the early per...

Electron Beam Melting or EBM is a great new alternative method, that can be used instead of both rapid prototyping and manufacturing of metal products. The method is especially useful to the aerospace industry. The technology is becoming very popular b...

Laminated Object Manufacturing or LMO is a system used for rapid prototyping. It consists of adhesive – coated layers of plastic or paper that are stuck together with the help of glue and then cut into an appropriate shape with the help of a laser cutte...

Stereolithography or SLA is one of the most commonly used rapid prototyping and rapid manufacturing technology for creating several parts with excellent surface finish and high accuracy. Stereolithography is a mechanism used to perform Stereolithography A...

FDM or Fused Deposition Modeling is said to be one type of a free-form fabrication technologies being developed Stratasys Inc. As this technology utilizes high force ABC plastic it is one of the most preferred technologies for prototyping plastic parts wh...

Selective Laser Sintering or SLS is said to be a free-form manufacturing technology which is developed by 3D systems. SLS is a method of layered manufacturing which creates a solid 3D object by blending powdered substances along with carbon dioxide. In ot...

Reverse Engineering can be defined as the process wherein a device’s, object’s, or system’s technological principles are discovered by analyzing its operation, function, and structure. It often refers to detaching something, say- a software program,...

3D scanner: 3D scanning implies analyzing the real-world environment or objects for collecting data on their appearance, i.e. color and shape. Digital 3D models can be constructed from the data collected. Such devices are being used by the amusement indus...

Rapid Manufacturing can be described as an ‘Additive Fabrication Technique’ to manufacture solid objects through the chronological delivery of material and/or energy to precise points in the space for producing that part. At present, the practice of c...

Additive fabrication can be defined as an assortment of techniques of making solid objects through the chronological delivery of material and/or energy to specific points in the space for production of that solid. Additive fabrication is also known as sol...

3D printing can be referred to as method of getting virtual 3D model printed onto a 2D object. 3D printing falls in the category of ‘rapid prototyping’ technology. The function typically performed by 3D printers is that of printing consecutive layers ...