Rapid and Virtual Prototyping and Applications

C. E. Bocking and Allan Rennie are the authors of Rapid and Virtual Prototyping and Applications, published by Wiley.

• Fourth National Conference on Rapid and Virtual Prototyping and Applications Design and manufacture of drilling guides for osseointegrated implants using rapid prototyping techniques 3Development of an anatomical carotid artery flow phantom for the calibration of doppler ultrasound systems 13Rapid prototyping techniques used to produce medical models/implants 23Cold gas dynamic manufacturing 33The effect of varying laser scanning speed on DMLR processed metal parts 43Towards the realization of a multi-perspective virtual design environment--the integration of design tools, methods, and virtual reality 51Investigation and experimentation into optimization of process parameters for improved rate of build in selective laser sintering 61Reverse engineering the Greek comic mask using photographic three-dimensional scanning and three-dimensional printing 73A study of build accuracy of the Z-corps three-dimensional printing technique and related seepage control 83State of the Art Reports of the RAPTIA European Thematic Network RP, RT, RM trends and developments/research survey 95Rapid tools for injection moulding 139Applications of RP techniques for sheet metal forming 153Metal layer object manufacturing 169State of the art of the stratoconception process--rapid tooling for thermoplastic injection moulding: a cooling channels innovating design method for moulds 181Rapid tooling options compared 189Direct laser sintering of ceramics 203Metal printing--approach to processing metals and ceramics through sintering of powder layers 213Fabrication of EDM electrodes using rapid prototyping techniques 229Electroforming for injection moulding 239State of the art report about the use of the V-process for the production of aluminium prototypings with SLA patterns 249Rapid casting 259CNC as a rapid prototyping method--a company perspective 269Industrial inspection and measurement processes using microcomputer tomography 281The useful application of rapid technologies especially for automotive development 295Additional Paper part of the Fourth National Conference on Rapid and Virtual Prototyping and ApplicationsVirtual prototyping brings 'revolution' to a small engineering business 307Authors' Index 319