Glossary for technical terms

Among other things for laser, welding, additive manufacturing, 3D printing of metal and directed energy deposition

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There is currently 1 technical term in this directory beginning with the letter R.
rapid prototyping

Rapid prototyping is the ‘application of additive manufacturing intended for reducing the time needed for producing prototypes’. ‘Historically, rapid prototyping (RP) was the first commercially significant application for additive manufacturing and has therefore been commonly used as a general term for this type of technology.’

[ISO/ASTM 52900:2021, Additive manufacturing — General principles — Fundamentals and vocabulary]

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