Rapid prototyping or rapid production? 3D printing processes move industry towards the latter

By D. Bak. 2003

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Subfields: Automotive Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

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Three-dimensional printing in the construction industry: A review (2015, background): “According to Bak (2003), ‘the great advantages, in terms of relatively low costs and very low times for casting availability, contrast with the very poor knowledge concerning the limits of application and the process performances’.”
Rapid casting solutions: a review (2011, background): “Bak (2003) reported that the accuracy and surface finish are consistent with sand casting by using ZCast process.”
3D printing for rapid sand casting—A review (2017, neutral): “the process of manufacturing complete parts from a rapid prototyping device [3,4].”
A review of 3D concrete printing systems and materials properties: current status and future research prospects (2018, methodology): “…[DOI 10.1108/RPJ-09-2016-0154] Received 22 September 2016 Revised 22 January 2017 14 May 2017 1 July 2017 Accepted 3 July 2017 material science, it has since been used in many industrial applications such as the automobile, aerospace, military and medical sectors (Bak, 2003; Gibson et al., 2015).”
The application of 3D printing technology in the fashion industry (2017, background): “Only the necessary amount of materials used to create each layer is deposited from the printer; no tooling is needed (Atlantic Council, 2011; Bak, 2003).”
High cycle fatigue life prediction of laser additive manufactured stainless steel: A machine learning approach (2019, background): “Recent progress in additive manufacturing (AM) has encouraged the use of the technology beyond rapid prototyping to direct manufacture of functional parts [1-3].”
Circular Economy: Questions for Responsible Minerals, Additive Manufacturing and Recycling of Metals (2014, background): “What began in the 1980s with technology development to aid Rapid Prototyping is now increasingly being used for “final” products [45], in particular, for parts production.”
Additive manufacturing: technology, applications and research needs (2013, neutral): “Postprocessing steps including sintering and/or infiltration are applied in order to make fully functional parts [69].”
The status, challenges, and future of additive manufacturing in engineering (2015, neutral): “Some conventional processes such as injection molding are very time and cost efficient for mass production, regardless of high start-up cost [26].”
Additive Manufacturing of Metallic Materials: A Review (2017, methodology): “Functional AM parts with complex geometries have been used as aircraft engine components [3, 4], automobile parts [5], and space components [6] [7].”
3D Printing technique applied to Rapid Casting (2007, background): “geometry (Bak, 2003; Wang et al., 1999; Ramos et al., 2003).”