RE: [rp-ml] milling=am?

From: Benjamin, Casey <CLBenjamin_at_cessna.textron.com>
Date: Tue Jan 12 2010 - 20:33:14 EET

Lino,

I believe you are correct, you can say that rapid prototyping includes
additive and subtractive manufacturing, along with many other processes.
The term is really industry specific and all encompassing.

Casey Benjamin
Engineer Mfg-Tool Design-Sr
316.831.2454

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi] On
Behalf Of Bondy, Jeff S
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 10:55 AM
To: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: RE: [rp-ml] milling=am?

Please, please, please!!!!!! Not another 1000 thread discussion on what
to call RP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi [mailto:owner-rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi] On
Behalf Of John Morewood
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 11:25 AM
To: rp-ml@rapid.lpt.fi
Subject: Re: [rp-ml] milling=am?

The way I look at it - RP (Rapid Prototyping) is what I do, AM/SM
(Additive/Subtractive Manufacturing) are the processes I use to do RP.
Then there comes the whole CAD/CNC machining, 3D Printing (SLA, FDM,
etc...) as how the AM/SM processes are accomplished. And yes there was a

thread about this a bit ago - it seemed to dissolved into a circular
discussion based on point of view :-)

Regards,
-jay-

The Creature Company wrote:
>
> I believe we had the discussion before but I have searched the
> archives and haven't seems to locate the thread.
>
> In the move to rename the technology we use from RP to AM how do we
> classify CNC and Milling? CNC and milling are to be subtractive in
> nature. They obviously do not fit into the realm of additive
> manufacturing however they are a rapid technology.
>
> That makes we wonder if the terms RP and AM are not synonymous but set

> up as a hierarchy, whereas rapid prototyping includes additive and
> subtractive manufacturing. Am I correct in saying that?
>
> I have been a bit flustered since I felt the push was not to use the
> term RP any more since it's "not cool". Thoughts?
>
> Lino
>

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