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Tooling & Metal Part Technology Comparison Tables...

Table of Contents   Next FUNCTIONAL PARTS AND TOOLS      Rapid Manufacturing      Rapid Tooling      Technology Comparison Tables PLASTIC OR POLYMER PARTS      Silicone Rubber Tooling INJECTION MOLDS & METAL PARTS      Commercially Available Processes Indirect Processes that Use RP-generated Patterns to Mold Plastic Parts Direct Additive Fabrication of Injection Molds and Metal Parts Alternative Approaches Laminated Tooling and Part Fabrication Rapid Injection Molding      Under Development, Dormant or Abandoned Processes METAL CASTINGS      Investment Castings      Sand Castings      Die-Castings