Authors: Daniel Eyers, Krassimir Dotchev

Abstract

The achievement of Mass Customisation in manufactured goods has been identified as desirable to effectively address individual customer preferences, and also to promote business competitiveness in changing markets. This paper presents a technical appraisal of the technologies of Rapid Manufacturing applicable to Mass Customisation, emphasising the presentation of specific technologies from a materials perspective. To demonstrate the suitability of particular techniques, two case studies from c