Description
New Age International (P) Ltd Rapid Product Development by Dr. M Adithan
Development of a product involves carrying out a series of activities such as need analysis, ideation (product idea), conceptual design, preliminary design and detailed design, manufacturing, assembly and testing. Conventionally this chain of activities viz. product development cycle takes more time and hence considerable delay in launching the new product in the market. Rapid Product Development compresses the product development time which is vital for the survival and success of the organization. Reduced time-to-market greatly enhances the competitive advantage of manufacturing industries.
This book deals with various Rapid Product Development methods: CAE, Rapid Prototyping (RP), Rapid Tooling (RT), Synergic Integration, Product Data Management (PDM), Concurrent Engineering and Reverse Engineering.
Popular Rapid Prototyping (RP) processes discussed in this book are, Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM), Fusion Deposition Modelling (FDM), Stereo-Lithography (SL), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Three-Dimensional Printing (3-DP) and Rapid Tooling (RT) processes.
This book will be useful to design, mechanical engineering, production engineering, and manufacturing technology students, studying in engineering colleges and technical institutions and for engineers working in industries and R & D centres.