Rapid Prototyping Technology Centers

From: FLOYD ROBERTS (Floyd.E.Roberts.III@msfc.nasa.gov)
Date: Wed Oct 09 1996 - 20:33:35 EEST


         Hello Folks,
         The public relations people here at NASA have asked me to tell them
         how our RP facility stacks up world wide. I (of course) told them
         it was second to none, however I would like to get something
         slightly more substantial on other large rapid prototyping groups
         who are focused on more than one or two technologies.
         The current NASA "center of excellence" at MSFC houses
         SLA,SLS,LOM,FDM,Sanders,BPM, a carbon fiber peek/ceramic system
         modified from the FDM original modeler, and a JP5. We have plenty
         of ancilliary stuff (metrology, foundry etc) but that comprises our
         RP selection. I know that there are many service folk who house a
         great number of machines of one type or another but what I am
         searching for here is other folks who have a broad focus on RP.
         They are setting us up as a "primary" tour stop and we are trying
         to help them with the "pitch".
         Thanks
         Floyd "your tax dollar" Roberts



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