Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Zprint is L.O.M.

> What you guys are talking about in the Zprint is known in Industry
> as the L.O.M. (Laminated Object Manufacturing).
> There is one in a pattern shop across the street from us. They
> don't like it and rarely use it. 99% of their pattern work is done in
> RenWood with regular 3 axis machining centers.

No, the "Zprint" service form Z-corp is not laminated object
manufacturing. It is the 'visualization model' implimentation of an
MIT-patented powder-based process that can make many kinds of internal
features for which LOM is not really suited, and conventional
machining is not possible.

Taking collectively, these techniques (3DP, SLA, SLS, LOM, etc) are
known as Rapid Prototyping, or Solid Free-Form Fabrication.

Chris

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