Stereolithography produces functional parts in a very short amount of time, usually less than one

day and does not have any limitations on the shape of the product being produced but on the
other hand Stereolithography is extremely expensive because of the resin and the machine set
up used. Fused Deposition Moulding (FDM) has the versatility of using a wide range of raw
materials for the production of the prototypes typically office products are produced but if suffers
from the problem of lack of speed and is generally slower than SLA and SLS. Laminated Object
Manufacturing (LOM) is used to quickly model parts with strength and properties similar to wood
but it is susceptible to changes to humidity and occasionally need finishing. Solid Ground Curing
(SGC) does not consume time post curing thus reducing internal stresses. Models with moving
parts can be produced because of firm holding of work in process. This process is limited by the
lack of availability of materials. The requirement of exhaust fans and dark work cabinets because
of the toxic resins used and need for removal of wax after production also severely limits it use.
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) are used to produce fast, accurate and functional parts but the
surface finish right out of the machine is poor and suffers from inherent porosity which make it
difficult to paint. Laser engineered net shaping(LENS) Can directly build metal parts, including
stainless and tool steel, titanium, and super alloys (aluminium-titanium hybrids) but it is Less
accurate than others. Although the process negates the need to hog out large amounts of hardto-cut material, finish machining is still usually necessary.
Each and every product manufactured must be compared on the basis of certain specified
parameters such as production rate, surface finish, tolerance etc. which plays a very crucial role
on determining the final cost of the product. In this competitive environment all the above
mentioned factors are very important to stay in the competition. Rapid prototyping methods are
used to reduce the initial cost required for development of the prototype. On the basis of that
seven decision making criteria namely production rate (C1), strength (C2), Cost (C3), Field of
Applicability (C4), Tolerance (C5), Safety (C6) and Scrap (C7) are used to evaluate the RP
methods. Among the above production rate (C1), strength (C2), Field of Applicability (C4),
Tolerance (C5), Safety (C6) are the beneficial criteria and the higher value of the same is desired.