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Author Sheldon, Paul.
Source Tooling & Production. v. 66 no1, Apr. 2000, p. 47-56.
Abstract The writer predicts the future of machining. Additive fabrication, also known as rapid prototyping, is expected to become more commonly used in machining. Additive fabrication is simpler and more economical than subtractive fabrication because the complexities of tooling and raw stock geometry are minimized or eliminated. The advent of rapid design of specialized machines will result in smaller mobile machines, followed by macro-, micro-, and even nanofabriction machines. XX