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(From Business Line)
Byline: L.N. Revathy, lnr@thehindu.co.in
Making physical models of objects can be time-consuming and frustrating. Also, you may not like what you come up with. Try 'rapid prototyping'.
IF you were given a sketch of say, an agricultural implement or a motor pump, a toy, a jewel or an aircraft for that matter, and asked to develop a prototype of the said diagram, what would you do?
You would probably, after figuring out the sketch, ask for time to get the physical model.
But how much time can one ask, particularly when newer models are being rolled out more rapidly than ever before? Just read on to get an idea of the amazing speed at which models are being made today.
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