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Volume 23, Issue 4
1 December 2003
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Assembly Automation
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Research Article| December 01 2003

The rapid prototyping technologies

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Steve Upcraft
Innovative Manufacturing Centre, 5 William Lee Buildings, Science and Technology Park, University Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2RQ, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 115 925 6142; Fax: +44 (0) 115 925 6147; E‐mail: steve.upcraft@imcuk.org
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Richard Fletcher
Innovative Manufacturing Centre, 5 William Lee Buildings, Science and Technology Park, University Boulevard, Nottingham, NG7 2RQ, UK. Tel: +44 (0) 115 925 6142; Fax: +44 (0) 115 925 6147; E‐mail: richard.fletcher@imcuk.org
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-4078
Print ISSN: 0144-5154
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Assembly Automation (2003) 23 (4): 318–330.
https://doi.org/10.1108/01445150310698634

This paper reviews the various technologies available for rapid prototyping including stereolithography, selective laser sintering, laminated object manufacturing, fused deposition modelling, multi‐jet modelling, three‐dimensional printing. It also covers surface roughness considerations and mechanical properties including dimensional accuracy and compares costs of various systems and general trends in equipment performance.

Keywords: Rapid prototypes, Assembly, Sintering, Modelling
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