Manufacturing Processes - General Questions

This is a solid shape that fits inside the mold and forms a hole in a cooled cast metal or molten plastic object:

Approximately this much of the cost of product development and manufacture is determined at the design stage:

Manufacturing may produce these types of products:

This process recognizes the inherent interrelationships between design and manufacturing:

This type of rapid prototyping system uses a laser to fuse powdered metals, plastics, or ceramics:

This allows the performance of structures to be analyzed and tested efficiently, accurately, and quickly:

This allows the designer to conceptualize objects more easily without having to make costly illustrations, models, or prototypes: