A Seminar Report on

Rapid Prototyping

BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY
in
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF:

BY Mr.Bhola Chaurasia
Pandey

SUBMITTED
Tushar

(Assistant Professor)
Pranveer Singh Institute

B.Tech. 3rd Year

Mech. Engg.

Of Technology, Kanpur

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PRANVEER SINGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
KANPUR

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the seminar work entitled RAPID PROTOTYPING which is being
submitted by TUSHAR PANDEY in the partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award
of BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY in the MECHANICAL ENGINEERING at the
PRANVEER SINGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGH,KANPUR is a record of candidates
own work carried out by him under my supervision. The matter embodied in the seminar report
has not been submitted for the award for any other degree.

Mr. Bhola Chaurasia

(Assistant Professor)
Dept. of ME
KANPUR

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PSIT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I have a great pleasure in expressing my deep sense of gratitude indebtedness to my seminar
supervisor Mr. Bhola Chaurasia department of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING,
PRANVEER SINGH INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Kanpur for his inspiring guidance,
invaluable discussions for giving the utmost freedom and flexibility throughout process of this
seminar work.
I have a gratification in expressing my sincere thank to Dr. NITIN SRIVASTAVA, HEAD
OF DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, PRANVEER SINGH INSTITUTE
OF TECHNOLOGY, Kanpur, for providing that necessary departmental facilities during the
course of this work.
Above all, I am forever thankful to my parents for their love and encouragement.

DATE:-15/10/13

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Tushar Pandey

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.
II.
III.
IV.
V.
VI.

Introduction.........................1
Why Prototype & Why Rapid Prototyping?.......................................................................2
Historical Development of Rapid Prototyping.....4
Fundamentals of Rapid Prototyping.....5
Four Key Aspects of Rapid Prototyping.............................................................................7
Classification of Rapid Prototyping......9
i.
Liquid Based.......9
ii.
Solid Based....................................................................................................................9
iii.
Powder Based..............................................................................................................10
VII.
Widely Used Methods.......................................................................................................11
i.
Stereolithography.........................................................................................................11
ii.
Selective Laser Sintering.............................................................................................14
iii.
Fused Deposition Modelling........................................................................................16
iv.
3 Dimensional Printing................................................................................................17
v.
Laminated Object Manufacturing................................................................................19
vi.
Laser Engineered Net Surfacing..................................................................................21
vii.
Multijet Modelling........................................................................................................23
VIII.
Advantages........................................................................................................................25
IX.
Disadvantages....................................................................................................................26
X.
Future Scope......................................................................................................................27
XI.
Conclusion.........................................................................................................................28
XII.
References.........................................................................................................................29

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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

Figure 1......................................................................................................................................3
Figure 2......................................................................................................................................6
Figure 3......................................................................................................................................7
Figure 4....................................................................................................................................12
Figure 5....................................................................................................................................13
Figure 6....................................................................................................................................14
Figure 7....................................................................................................................................15
Figure 8....................................................................................................................................16
Figure 9....................................................................................................................................17
Figure 10..................................................................................................................................18
Figure 11..................................................................................................................................19
Figure 12..................................................................................................................................20
Figure 13..................................................................................................................................21
Figure 14..................................................................................................................................23
Figure 15..................................................................................................................................24
Table 1........................................................................................................................................4

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