King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals

College of Engineering Sciences

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Phone: 03-860-2797/2575 Fax: 03-860-2949 E-mail: rpsurvey@kfupm.edu.sa

Please complete sections I and II

Sections III, IV, V, VI and VII are optional depending upon your responses in section II

Rapid Manufacturing Technologies Survey (2004-2007)

Please fill in your details before proceeding:

Name of Respondent:
Title:
Phone:	ext.
Fax:
E-mail:

Section I	(Please complete this section)
Company Information
Company:
P.O. Box:
City & Zip Code:
Webpage Address:
01. What is your primary business line? (Please check one):
	Consulting
	Services
	Trade
	Manufacture
	Other (please specify):
02. What is your primary product line? (Please rank appropriate answers – a maximum of 3 products in order of priority):
---- 1 2 3	Agricultural Machinery/Transportation Equipment
---- 1 2 3	Household Appliances
---- 1 2 3	Healthcare (Orthopedics & Dental)
---- 1 2 3	Industrial Machinery
---- 1 2 3	Metal Fabrication or Processing
---- 1 2 3	Instruments/Electrical/Electronic Equipment
---- 1 2 3	Furniture
---- 1 2 3	Plastics/Rubber
---- 1 2 3	Jewelry
---- 1 2 3	Training
---- 1 2 3	Construction/Architecture
---- 1 2 3	Other (please specify):
03. For your company’s main product(s)/services(s), please RANK the order of importance of the following factors according to how your company competes for customer sales? 1=most important, 4=least important (please circle appropriate answer):
Innovation:	1 2 3 4
Adopting new technology:	1 2 3 4
04. In which of the following areas does your company have the most significant demands or developmental needs? (Check all that apply):
	Manufacturing processes, setup, scrap, etc.
	Product development/design
	Technology implementation
	Waste management
	Quality assurance
	Other (Please describe):

Section II	(Please complete this section)
Technology Information
05. Does your company use any of the following CAD software? (check all that apply):
	I-DEAS
	CATIA
	Pro/Engineer
	MicroStation
	SolidWorks
	AutoCAD
	Other (please specify software):
06. Your primary use for the CAD software mentioned above in item 05 is (check all that apply):
	2D CAD/drafting
	3D modeling/design
	2D to 3D conversion
	Part drawings
	Assembly drawings
	Simulation/analysis
	Production drawings
	Presentation
	Other (please describe below):
07. How many computer workstations does your company have dedicated for design/manufacture related tasks? (Please enter number and type of operating systems installed):
Quantity: of	Windows XP/2000/NT
Quantity: of	UNIX/LINUX
Quantity: of	Mac OS/MS-DOS
Quantity: of	Other (please name operating system below):
08. Is your company involved in using or outsourcing any of the following manufacturing processes? (check all that apply):
		Use	Outsource
	a. Machining
	b. Extrusion
	c. Grinding/finishing
	d. Plastic processing
	e. Sheet metal working
	f. Welding
	g. Casting/forging
	i.  Heat treatment
	j.  NC/CNC machining
	k. Other (please describe below):
09. Is your company involved in using or outsourcing any of the following services or technologies? (check all that apply):
		Use	Outsource
(Complete section III if you select 'Use' )	a. Rapid prototyping (RP)
(Complete section V if you select 'Use' )	b. Rapid tooling (RT)
(Complete section VI & VIII if you select 'Use')	c. Manufacturing simulation/analysis
	d. Production tooling
	e. Tooling design
	f. CAD/design consulting
(Complete section IV if you select 'Use' )	g. Reverse engineering (RE)
(Complete section VII if you select 'Use')	h. Casting/molding simulation
	i. Product development services
	j. Process consulting
	k. Other (please describe below):