Lower RP system prices
From:
Yakov Horenstein (Electon)
Date:
Monday, February 27, 1995
From: Yakov Horenstein (Electon)
To: RP-ML
Cc: Brock Hinzmann (SRI International)
Date: Monday, February 27, 1995
Subject: Lower RP system prices
Brock Hinzmann wrote:
> Also, in many cases, in many countries, traditional methods of
> prototyping are going to be much cheaper.
Here in Italy they are already, and that's one of the difficulties in
selling RP service. The purchasing managers I deal with don't care
about fancy new technology - they just want their prototypes
cheaply and quickly. We can usually win on rapidity (that word again!)
but we are almost always at a cost disadvantage compared with
traditional methods. Despite this people are going for it more this year,
though it's still perceived more as a curiosity than a practical solution
for today's problems.
> Skilled model makers may soon be worth twice their weight in gold.
They are already, at least over here, and they're really good too.
They also get paid a fortune not to work elsewhere, and are all old guys
with years of experience. The young kids aren't following their fathers
into the profession, though.
Yakov Horenstein
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