Rapid Manufacturing TechnologiesCurrently opinions about precise definition of Rapid Manufacturing are somewhat divided. Generally, technologies can be described as Rapid Manufacturing in those cases, where the final product is finished without any additional user intervention between the CAD and Rapid Manufacturing system. This website presumes that the term Rapid Manufacturing, can be used, in a wider sense, to describe any technology that is capable of producing finished parts with as little user intervention as possible, and in the shortest possible time. Therefore, the technologies presented within the RAPIMAN network are divided in the following manner (choose from the menu on the right-side): Direct fabrication Indirect fabrication
Rapid Tooling and similar technologies can be found inside the latter group Viewing certain contents in these pages may require Adobe Flash Player to be installed: 
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