It's not just for prototyping; additive, or rapid, manufacturing can be a cost-effective way of producing parts, especially when used for mass customization of parts and for low-volume runs of smaller, complex, net- and near net-shape parts.
Imported from the CTE archive to seed discussion on MFGAxis.
Originally published on CTE: 2008-05-01
CTE source: https://ctemag.com/articles/design-part/
Legacy path: /articles/design-part