Rapid Prototyping / History / Prototyping Technologies
Rapid prototyping is a real game changer in the world of invention and creating new machines or products.
the question might be "what is rapid prototyping?". It is a method of additive manufacturing technology. It is a very useful , especially in today's world in which a lot of people try to come up with new products but do not have a lot of money to get their prototypes build by big companies. The machines use a virtual design from a computer. then the machine processes the information, and then depending on the type of the method it starts to create the designed object in three dimensions. there are a couple of possible ways of rapid prototyping.
Selective laser Sintering (SLS):
this type of prototyping uses a powerful laser which melts together small particles of materials (plastic, metal etc.) which in effect produce a designed object.
Fused Deposition Modeling (FMD):
It also uses an additive manufacturing technology. It uses a laser which builds the object layer by layer.
Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM):
In this method a sheet of a material is being cut by a knife of a laser beam and glued lo previous layer of already cut out material to form a designed prototype.
3D Printing:
Involves a various use of materials, (mostly plastic) which is melted and put through a nozzle, the object is being build by layers, this is so far the most affordable method of rapid prototyping.
Rapid prototyping is the next big thing in the technology world. Many different ways of use and equipment prices that are pretty realistic for a lot of us will allow much faster technological progress everywhere.
- The article is professional. The author does not bring in a person into the article, there is no "I" or "We".
- there is no actual argument in the article.
- The impact of Rapid Prototyping will be, more accessible and more affordable way to manufacture new devices, parts, or prototypes of new inventions.
- Based on this blog it seems that the blogger, posts on his blog to inform people of new technological methods of doing things. It might also help the person keep track of the news in the tech-world.
- I major in mechanical engineering, this might help me a lot because i like to design new stuff which would have to be machine made, because those make the product more perfect(I already have a couple of projects which I'd love to continue to work on them using for example a 3D printer).
