(PDF) A Comprehensive Study on 3D Printing Technology

Running head: 3D PRINTING 1
3D Printing
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Executive Summary
The report is aimed at establishing the effectiveness of 3D printing in business perspective.
As the organization moves towards online business, the aim is to investigate the viability and
feasibility of 3D printing as we diversify the business. 3D printing makes objects that are of
any shape, geometry and size using digital data. The object is from a 3D model or any other
data electronically retrieved source thus building a 3D binder material by successfully adding
materials layer by layer. The investigation was done by constant research, interviews and
questioning of people and processes with relevant knowledge and skills on 3D printing. Most
companies that conduct and carry out 3D printing have used a lot of capital as it is capital
intensive. However 3D printing is the way to go. Additive manufacturing is globally causing
an interruption in digital printing and it is the way to go.
The first steps in the direction of high-speed printing have been taken, but it is
uncertain when and to what degree high speed / mass production with 3D printers is possible
in all industries. Perhaps in the not too distant future we will pay to print our products at
home with three-dimensional printers or in schools, more emphasis will be placed on the
development of 3D objects. However, the company should take a slow approach in the
products that it wishes to produce because to produce some of the items at the moment is so
costly.
Contents

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1.0 Introduction..........................................................................................................................4
1.1Brief Description of 3D Printing.......................................................................................5
1.2 Objective of the Report....................................................................................................5
2.0Applications that use 3D printing.........................................................................................5
2.1. Body parts and human prostheses:..................................................................................5
2.2. Toys:................................................................................................................................6
2.3. Clothing:..........................................................................................................................6
2.4. Food:................................................................................................................................6
2.5. Weapons:.........................................................................................................................6
2.6. Construction:...................................................................................................................7
3.0Applications that the company can move into in the next five years....................................7
4.0 The organization can use the application to expand in the following areas.........................8
5.0Advantages and Disadvantages of 3D Printing.....................................................................9
5.1Advantages............................................................................................................................9
5.2Disadvantages:.................................................................................................................10
6.0Legal, social and ethical considerations..............................................................................11
7.0Conclusion...........................................................................................................................11
8.0 Recommendations .............................................................................................................12
9.0 References..........................................................................................................................13
1.0 Introduction
Our company is a medium sized manufacturing company is Australia. It wants to diversify
and 3D printing is a viable diversification avenue aimed at increasing revenues for the

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organization. As the head of ICT department of the company, the main aim is to increase
profits through online businesses that are profit making. Advantages of 3D printing are easy
to get and make (Mikołajewska, Macko, Ziarnecki, & Mikołajewski,2014). They do not
require a lot of technicalities. At present, the achievements of scientific and technical
progress have been widely developed in various industries, including in the food industry.
The use of the achievements of fundamental research led to the development of new
machines and devices, technologies, methods and methods of creating products, the
widespread use of once revolutionary ideas in everyday life. The aim of the report is to help
the organization to get the best prospects of 3D printing in respect to global and international
requirements set and have a business initiative. Due to the growing business trends all geared
towards 3D printing, the company has decided to get those prospects. The issues in 3D
printing were investigated through thorough and comprehensive reports done by the ICT
department and 3D technology survey researchers. Questionnaires and interviews were also
some of the methods that were used in research and analysis of 3D printing (Chia &
Wu,2015). In the process of 3DP, one of the main functions is performed by a 3D printer-an
automated device that creates three-dimensional objects. Like a traditional printer, a 3D
printer receives an array of input digital data from the computer. The report was also
investigated through reading of journals and books that are useful in 3D printing.
1.1Brief Description of 3D Printing