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175. Introduce the rapid manufacturing

A natural extension of rapid prototyping is rapid manufacturing (RM), the automated production of salable products directly from CAD data. Currently, only a few final products are produced by RP machines, but the number will increase as metals and other materials become more widely available. RM will never completely replace other manufacturing techniques, especially in large production runs where mass-production is more economical.

For short production runs, however, RM is much cheaper, since it does not require tooling. RM is also suitable for producing custom parts tailored to the user's exact specifications.

The other major use of RM is for products that simply cannot be made by subtractive (machining, grinding) or compressive (forging) processes. This includes objects with complex features, internal voids, and layered structures.

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.