Rapid Manufacturing

List of Contributors. Editors. Foreword (Terry Wohlers). 1 Introduction to Rapid Manufacturing (Neil Hopkinson, Richard Hague and Phill Dickens). 1.1 Definition of Rapid Manufacturing. 1.2 Latitude of Applications. 1.3 Design Freedom. 1.4 Economic for Volumes down to One. 1.5 Overcoming the Legacy of Rapid Prototyping. 1.6 A Disruptive Technology. 1.7 A Breakdown of the Field of Rapid Manufacturing. 2 Unlocking the Design Potential of Rapid Manufacturing (Richard Hague). 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Potential of Rapid Manufacturing on Design. 2.3 Geometrical Freedom. 2.4 Material Combinations. 2.5 Summary. 3 Customer Input and Customisation (R.I. Campbell). 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Why Is Customer Input Needed? 3.3 What…