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117. The future of rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping has already used by many companies. And it also brought us a big change. So we believe it has a better development in future.

One future application is Distance Manufacturing on Demand, a combination of RP and the Internet that will allow designers to remotely submit designs for immediate manufacture. Researchers at UC-Berkeley, among others, are developing such a system. RP enthusiasts believe that RP will even spread to the home, lending new meaning to the term "cottage industry." Three-dimensional home printers may seem far-fetched, but the same could be said for color laser printing just fifteen years ago.

Finally, the rise of rapid prototyping has spurred progress in traditional subtractive methods as well. Advances in computerized path planning, numeric control, and machine dynamics are increasing the speed and accuracy of machining. Modern CNC machining centers can have spindle speeds of up to 100,000 RPM, with correspondingly fast feed rates. Such high material removal rates translate into short build times. For certain applications, particularly metals, machining will continue to be a useful manufacturing process. Rapid prototyping will not make machining obsolete, but rather complement it.