Rapid Technology Prototyping - Magazine Articles

Mechanical Engineering (April 1999)
“Rapid Harvest”
In search of a faster and smarter design cycle, Deere & Co. traces its steps from concept through prototype to finished product.

Desktop Engineering (March 2001)
“The Shape of Things to Come”
“Big strides, little steps, RP keeps up the pace.”

Machine Design (March 2000)
“Three-dimensional regime brings shorter development cycles”
Solid-modeling software is credited with chopping an 18-month development cycle down to six months at L.R.Nelson Inc., a manufacturer of landscape-watering equipment. The 3D regime also encourages more prototype design changes, engineers there say.

Machine Design (March 2004)
“Urethane prototypes work like PP”
The ability to cast prototypes in polyurethane has led Rapid Prototype Co. to make air-intake manifolds and short-run parts in the material.