Composite or reinforced materials, especially in the class of polymers, are becoming
prominent materials for the diversified range of engineering and scientific utilities because of …

Purpose Fabrication of customized products in low volume through conventional
manufacturing incurs a high cost, longer processing time and huge material waste. Hence …

Mechanische und optische Verfahren. Einfache Distanzmeßverfahren verwenden Meßlatten
und Meßbänder sowie freihängende Drähte auf Stativen (Durchhangkorrektur beachten) als …

Shape interrogation is the process of extraction of information from a geometric model. It is a
fundamental component of Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) …

Most rapid prototyping (RP) technologies apply a layered manufacturing (LM) process to
efficiently fabricate 3D physical models. However, a critical drawback that reduces the …

Additive manufacturing (3D printing) is commonly used to produce physical models for a
wide variety of applications, from archaeology to design. While static models are directly …

Competitive success of manufacturing firms is by and large determined by the success of the
products they introduce to the market. This is why companies continuously try to improve the …

Since the first edition of this comprehensive handbook was published ten years ago, many
changes have taken place in engineering and related technologies. Now, this best-selling …

Since the publication of the first edition of Integrated Product and Process Design and
Development: The Product Realization Process more than a decade ago, the product …

Automated CAD model simplification plays an important role in effectively utilizing physics-
based simulation during the product realization process. Currently a rich body of literature …