LIQUID-BASED RAPID PROTOTYPING SYSTEMS
The following sections are included:
3D SYSTEMS' STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS (SLA)
Company
Products
Process
Principle
Photo-Polymers
Photo-Polymerization
Layering Technology, Laser and Laser Scanning
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Examples
INCS Prototyping and Manufacturing Services Make Japan a Model for the World Market
3D Systems Helps Walter Reed Army Medical Centre Rebuild Lives
DePuy Speeds Down the Information Highway
Stereolithography Makes a Strategic Difference at Xerox by Helping Designers Muffle Copier Noise
Research and Development
OBJET GEOMETRIES LTD.'S POLYJET
Company
Products
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Examples
Adidas–Salomon AG Uses Objet–s PolyJet™ to Produce Prototypes
Realizing Efficiency and Reducing Cost in the Design and Development Process Through the Installation of an Eden Machine at MegaHouse
Research and Development
D-MEC'S SOLID CREATION SYSTEM (SCS)
Company
Products
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Others
ENVISIONTEC'S PERFACTORY
Company
Product
Process
Principle
Digital Light Processing Technology (DLP™)
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Others
AUTOSTRADE'S E-DARTS
Company
Products
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
CMET'S SOLID OBJECT ULTRAVIOLET–LASER PRINTER
Company
Products
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Research and Development
ENVISIONTEC'S BIOPLOTTER
Company
Product
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Others
RAPID FREEZE PROTOTYPING (RFP)
Introduction
Objectives
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Potential Applications
MICROFABRICATION
MICROFABRICA®'S EFAB® TECHNOLOGY
Company
Product
Process
Principle
Electrodeposition
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
D-MEC'S ACCULAS
Company
Product
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
OTHER NOTABLE LIQUID-BASED RP SYSTEMS
Two Laser Beams
Cubital's Solid Ground Curing (SGC)
Product
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Examples: New Cubital-Based Solicast Process Offers Inexpensive Metal Prototypes in Two Weeks
Teijin Seiki's Soliform System
Product
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Meiko's RP System for the Jewelry Industry
Company
Product
Process
Principle
Strengths and Weaknesses
Applications
Research and Development
Others
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