Rapid Prototyping Glossary

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Definitions for commercial rapid prototyping, production, machining, casting, moulding, finishing and inspection terms.

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Jaw chuck

A chuck with moving jaws used to grip a workpiece on a lathe, mill or rotary device.

A material-jetting process in which droplets of photopolymer are deposited and cured to build the part.

A photopolymer resin formulated for fine detail and, in castable grades, for clean burnout in jewellery pattern-making.

A device that guides a tool or controls location during manufacture or assembly.

A precision grinding method used for very accurate holes and contours, especially in tooling.

A shop-floor document that follows a job through operations, recording status and instructions.

A manual incremental machine movement used during set-up, inspection or positioning.

The visible interface where two mould, cast or assembled elements meet.