What does rp mean?

Rp means standard pronunciation in English phrases. It is also a popular word on the internet, such as character, short circuit, hot spray, red envelope and so on. The most common meaning is "character", which means luck and is taken from the initials of "character". This hot word comes from the online conversation of gamers. There is also the saying of rapid prototyping manufacturing technology, referred to as "RP technology" or "rapid prototyping technology".

RP technology is an advanced manufacturing technology developed in 1990s, and it is the key technology of new product development for manufacturing enterprises, which plays a positive role in promoting product innovation, shortening the development cycle of new products and improving product competitiveness.

Since the advent of RP technology, it has been widely used in the manufacturing industry in developed countries, and a new technical field has emerged. RP technology is developed on the basis of modern CAD, CAM technology, laser technology, computer numerical control technology, precision servo drive technology and new material technology.

Different types of rapid prototyping systems have different molding principles and system characteristics because of different molding materials. But its basic principle is the same, that is, "layered manufacturing, layered superposition", similar to the mathematical integration process.