
High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
A review paper on rapid prototyping and rapid tooling techniques
for fabrication of prosthetic socket
Amit Aherwar, Amit Singh & Amar Patnaik
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India
ABSTRACT: Traditional prosthetic socket fabrication is a laborious and time consuming process that involves
physical measurements, plaster wrapping of the stump, plaster casting for positive mold preparation, and a
thermoforming process. Today rapid tooling is becoming the new model for the industry. It is