Selecting Either Layered Manufacturing or CNC Machining to Build...

Two fundamentally different methods are currently available for Rapid Prototyping: Layered Manufacturing Technology (additive) and CNC milling (subtractive). In order to create a prototype using RP, a designer will have to choose one of both methods. This paper gives guidelines for choosing the most appropriate method. Author: Lex Lennings, Delft Spline Systems, Delft, The Netherlands.