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Glossary and explanatory notes 281<br />

Kira Japanese manufacturer <strong>of</strong> object manufacture<br />

machines<br />

LOM TM Laminated Object Manufacture<br />

LS Laser Sintering<br />

Maestro obsolete 3D Systems SLA preparation s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

Magics STL manipulation and RP preparation s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

(Materialise NV)<br />

MCP-HEK German RP machine manufacturer<br />

Mimics s<strong>of</strong>tware for processing medical scan data for RP<br />

(Materialise NV)<br />

MJM Multi Jet <strong>Modelling</strong><br />

Objet Israeli manufacturer <strong>of</strong> RP machines<br />

Photo-polymerisable liquid or resin that will solidify (cure) when<br />

exposed to certain wavelengths <strong>of</strong> light<br />

PolyJet TM modelling multiple jet printing process used on Objet RP<br />

machines<br />

QuickCast TM SL build style for sacrifi cial investment casting<br />

patterns (3D Systems trademark)<br />

reverse engineering to create computer model <strong>of</strong> an object, by<br />

digitizing or scanning it<br />

RP rapid prototyping – general term for free form<br />

build technologies<br />

RP&M rapid prototyping and manufacturing<br />

RP&T rapid prototyping and tooling<br />

sintering fusing a powder, usually by heat<br />

SL Stereolithography<br />

SLA ® Stereolithography Apparatus (3D Systems<br />

registered trademark)<br />

SLC slice format for three-dimensional computer<br />

data<br />

SLI slice format for three-dimensional computer<br />

data<br />

SLM TM Selective Laser Melting (MCP-HEK trademark)<br />

SLS ® Selective Laser Sintering (3D Systems registered<br />

trademark)<br />

Solidscape USA based company producing wax deposition<br />

type RP machines<br />

STL derived from stereolithography – computer fi le<br />

format used by most RP technologies<br />

TCT time compression techniques (technologies)<br />

<strong>The</strong>rmoJet TM 3D printing type RP machine utilising wax<br />

material (3D Systems trademark)<br />

UV ultra-violet light

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