survey questions submitted by list

From: Kim Takita (kmtakita@knowledgefoundation.com)
Date: Thu Sep 17 1998 - 23:17:53 EEST


Thank you very much to all who responded with suggested questions as well
as to participate in the survey! The final survey is being designed & will
be sent to those who requested within the next couple of weeks. The
following are the specific questions submitted by this list.
Thanks again,
Kim

The material certification process alone was a
major hurdle, but the workload is snowballing. Manufacturing dollars saved
is significant, lead time for part completion is incredible. A question to
ask is how different people are addressing quality and inspection.

What production applications (including approximate numbers of parts
produced) have directly utilized RP tooling (other than for injection
molding which is a well known application)?

How are you currently cycling between physical prototypes and computer
models of those prototypes? SLA is great for going from computer to
physical, but what about the other way around? What hardware and software
is being used most often and where are there still shortcomings in this
pipeline?

If there was a fast, accurate, intuitive way to convert 3D laser scanned
data into NURBS surfaces, where would this be most useful in the RP domain?
What key functions would such a software package need to have?

What percent of capablity is "in house" at large firms for internal use
and is considered a cost of obtaining competitive advantage. E.G. R&D or
development cost. vs machines that are at service bureaus

Estimates of part cost - How much odes it really cost to run an RP
machine with labor / per part.

Is RP technology really expanding outside of the industiral/mechanical
design realm.. If not why not - cost ? Lack of good 3-d models. work
flow?
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