Re: [rp-ml] Am I dreaming?

From: Ian Gibson <mpegi_at_nus.edu.sg>
Date: Wed Jun 07 2006 - 02:55:48 EEST

Marshall

My recollection is that Terry considered this to
be a stop-gap whilst the public get used to the term "3D Printing".

"Additive Fabrication" was considered to be more
descriptive, but not very catchy.

IG

At 21:37 06/06/2006, you wrote:
>Marshall and all,
>
>The change actually happened over a year ago. I
>remember Terry discussing the name change at his
>SME presentation in may 2005 if I remember
>correctly. In addition, the SME group is now
>called RTAM for Rapid Technologies and Additive Manufacturing.
>
>Thanks,
>Tim
>
>
>Tim Gornet Manager, RP Operations
>email: tim.gornet@louisville.edu
>Rapid Prototyping Center
> Vogt Bldg. Rm 101, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292
>Phone: (502)852-0714 FAX: (502)852-8890
>http://www.louisville.edu/speed/rpc/
>
> >>> "Baran M. Dag" <anatolian79@gmail.com> 6/6/2006 7:51:03 AM >>>
>been a watcher for a long time, this is my first message to the group.
>
>hello and thanks to everyone for this great list ...
>
>i am so excited!!!
>
>is it finally the day, that we are defining our "rapid" world?
>is our world of rapid technologies evolving so fast and we already took the
>next step without even knowing it!
>
>pleasure ...
>
>
>Baran M. Dag
>3ileri - 3forward
>
>On 6/6/06, Andrea Reinhardt <andrea.reinhardt@microtec-d.com> wrote:
> >
> > additive fabrication = (incl. rapid manufacturing, rapid prototyping a.s.o
> > )
> > additive fabrication > rapid prototyping
> > or no precise definition at all?
> >
> > Best regards
> > Andrea
> > RM since 1996
> >
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi] Im Auftrag
> > von Marshall Burns
> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. Juni 2006 08:20
> > An: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
> > Betreff: [rp-ml] Am I dreaming?
> >
> >
> > Am I dreaming, or did I just get an e-mail from Terry Wohlers that says
> > "additive fabrication (also known as rapid prototyping)"? Does this mean
> > the
> > digital fabrication industry is finally outgrowing the constraining RP
> > moniker?
> >
> > Marshall Burns
> > www.fabbers.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Wed Jun 07 02:00:27 2006

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