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Rapid Prototype Cost Per Cubic

Inch

Z-CORP (powder machine)

1 cubic inch of powder

5.0 ml of binder

$.0!

Stratasys ("#%plastic)

1 cubic inch of plastic

$5.55

Objet (plastic)

1 cubic inch of plastic

$&.&0

 'he %Corp powder machine is the most cost ecient due to no additional cost for

support material. 'he additional cost for support material on the *tratasys and

+b,et printer can be -ery minimal or dependin on the eometry of the part it can

be considerably more than the part itself due to the inability to position the part

eciently. /y usin the -olume calculator on the respecti-e software used to create

the part eometry a cubic inch -alue can be calculated which can i-e anapproimate cost. (Part only)

CNC/RP fle intake deadline: Friday November 19

!:"#$m% no fles &ill be a''e$ted a(ter t)is date

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 'his watch measures 1mm 1mm 5mm the -olume of material used is

.2 cubic inches.

  Cost %Corp $.3!

*tratasys $.&&

  +b,et $.0

 'his wheel measures 10mm 10mm 4mm the -olume of material used is

!.3 cubic inches.

  Cost %Corp $1.53

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  *tratasys $&.3 (solid) $.0

(sparse)

  +b,et $20.1&