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Alyssa Stein

3D Printing Defintion - 0 views

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    3D printing or Additive manufacturing is a process of making a three-dimensional solid object of virtually any shape from a digital model. 3D printing is achieved using an additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes. 3D printing is also considered distinct from traditional machining techniques, which mostly rely on the removal of material by methods such as cutting or drilling.
Alex Hundt

3D Printing: Life in 3D - CKGSB Knowledge - 0 views

  • In China, 3D printing has carved out a niche in the advanced and high value-added manufacturing sector that involves complex parts and exotic materials.
  • Additive manufacturing cuts out the long lead times and design techniques like metal cutting or molding.
  • Today’s prosthetics and implants for use inside the human body already come in a variety of sizes and designs, but 3D printing can improve them by tailoring devices to each patient’s biology or injury. Bespoke implants mean better compatibility and fewer trips to the hospital, which could potentially ease the strain on China’s already stretched social security system, and it is where Materialise hopes to leverage its expertise in 3D printing in China. The Belgian company is looking to work with doctors to design devices like jaw implants from scans of patients’ mouths, says Francois. The digital models would then be printed in medical-grade titanium.
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  • The long-term impact on supply chains could be profound. As companies start using 3D printers to produce parts on demand, on site and only as needed, a plethora of players—from storage to shipping—would lose out in a shorter, simpler supply chain, while consumers would benefit through localized production and leaner inventories.
  • same component could be ready in hours
  • Chief among them is that it can take anywhere from hours to days to print an object. While that may be an improvement for applications like rapid prototyping, it is impractical for larger-scale production. An assembly line in Shenzhen can churn out a product in the hundreds of thousands or even millions in the same amount of time it takes to print a component. “It’s an order of magnitude slower than what it’d need to be,” says Vicari.
  • The compounds used to print objects are expensive and only a handful can be used due to the required performance standards.
  • Titanium is popular for printing industry-grade parts because the metal is lighter and stronger than steel
  • At-home printing will not become widespread until printers become more reliable and the tools for using them more intuitive.
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Rapid Prototyping Services- India | SLA | SLS - 0 views

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    3ding provides the 3d Printing prototyping services in India by using a wide range of rapid technologies. which includes metal fabrication of parts producing the SLA, SLS from the prototyping machines.
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