3D Printing in Manufacturing: Additive Manufacturing and Its Value in Different Industries

BUS108
Introduction to Informatics
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Running head: INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATICS

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INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATICS
Executive Summary
The purpose of the report is to analyse and understand the process and importance of 3D
printing in manufacturing and its value in different industries such as engineering industry,
medical industry, and chemical industry. The report gives an overview of the process of 3D
printing that is also termed as additive manufacturing. The report highlights the use of 3D
printing and its importance in prototyping. The increasing popularity of 3D printing is gradually
making the process of traditional manufacturing obsolete. The report discusses various reasons
of increasing use of 3D printing. 3D printing is however, suitable for low volume of production
as manufacturing of high volume by the process of layer-to-layer addition becomes difficult.

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Table of Contents
Executive Summary.............................................................................................................1
Table of Figures...................................................................................................................3
1.0. Introduction...................................................................................................................4
2.0. 3D printing as Additive Manufacturing........................................................................4
3.0. 3D printing in high and low volumes of production.....................................................5
4.0. 3D Printing is most valuable in certain situations........................................................6
5.0. The Forecast..................................................................................................................7
6.0. 3D printing behind traditional manufacturing being Obsolete.....................................8
7.0. Conclusion....................................................................................................................9
8.0. Recommendations.......................................................................................................10
9.0. References...................................................................................................................11

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Table of Figures
Figure 1: Representing the growth of market size in Additive Manufacturing...................7
Figure 2: Representing the use of 3D printing in different business sector.........................8