<s>
Rapid	B-Device
tooling	I-Device
(	O
RT	O
)	O
denotes	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
a	O
slim	O
timeline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
advantages	O
to	O
rapid	B-Device
tooling	I-Device
trades	O
is	O
that	O
it	O
decreases	O
the	O
time	O
and	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rapid	B-Device
tooling	I-Device
is	O
mainly	O
used	O
for	O
specific	O
needs	O
including	O
prototyping	B-Application
and	O
troubleshooting	O
existing	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
is	O
not	O
often	O
used	O
for	O
large	O
scale	O
and	O
long	O
term	O
operations	O
for	O
a	O
part	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
rapid	B-Device
tooling	I-Device
is	O
starting	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
molds	O
for	O
commercial	O
operations	O
because	O
the	O
time	O
lag	O
is	O
so	O
short	O
between	O
start	O
to	O
finish	O
and	O
since	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
file	I-Application
is	O
the	O
only	O
thing	O
needed	O
for	O
the	O
design	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
alternate	O
methods	O
require	O
precious	O
time	O
and	O
resources	O
,	O
rapid	B-Device
tooling	I-Device
provides	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
quickly	O
provide	O
molds	O
for	O
the	O
required	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
companies	O
to	O
quickly	O
make	O
commercial	O
products	O
with	O
the	O
advances	O
of	O
rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
rapid	B-Device
tooling	I-Device
provides	O
the	O
customization	O
necessary	O
for	O
personal	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
tedious	O
trial	O
and	O
error	O
measurements	O
,	O
rapid	B-Device
prototyping	I-Device
processes	O
allow	O
scientists	O
and	O
doctors	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
scan	O
and	O
digitize	O
the	O
item	O
or	O
patient	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
by	O
putting	O
it	O
through	O
a	O
CAD	B-Application
program	I-Application
,	O
a	O
personal	O
custom	O
mold	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
to	O
fix	O
the	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
