Rapid prototyping (RP) is increasingly being recognised as a significant technique in the battle to trim product cycles. All over the world, RP techniques are having a dramatic effect on reducing time to market, as well as cutting the costs of product development. With much research under way in the field, it is vital to keep pace with activities in order to take full advantage of the latest advances in RP processes. Focusing primarily on rapid product development in a manufacturing environment, but also covering applications within other areas such as medicine and construction, this internationally acclaimed information resource provides truly global perspectives on this dynamic and exciting area.

快速原型技術(shù)（RP）越來越被認(rèn)為是一種在削減產(chǎn)品周期的戰(zhàn)斗中的重要技術(shù)。在世界各地，RP技術(shù)在縮短上市時(shí)間和降低產(chǎn)品開發(fā)成本方面都發(fā)揮著巨大的作用。隨著該領(lǐng)域的許多研究正在進(jìn)行中，為了充分利用RP工藝的最新進(jìn)展，跟上活動(dòng)的步伐是至關(guān)重要的。這一國際知名的信息資源主要側(cè)重于制造環(huán)境中的快速產(chǎn)品開發(fā)，同時(shí)也涵蓋了醫(yī)學(xué)和建筑等其他領(lǐng)域的應(yīng)用，為這一充滿活力和激動(dòng)人心的領(lǐng)域提供了真正的全球視角。