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This chapter presents a classification of existing physical Rapid Prototyping (RP) processes along with an outline of each method. For convenience, the term RP will hereafter refer only to physical RP.
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Pham, D.T., Dimov, S.S. (2001). Rapid Prototyping Processes. In: Rapid Manufacturing. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0703-3_2
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