3D Printing Technology & Its Applications
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Table of ContentsExecutive Summary.........................................................................................................................2Introduction......................................................................................................................................2Defining 3D printing........................................................................................................................3Who invented 3D printing?..........................................................................................................3Up mini 3D printer technology....................................................................................................43D printing with Metal.................................................................................................................4File types sent to 3D printers...........................................................................................................4How can companies benefit from using 3D printers?..................................................................5Advantages of 3D Printing..............................................................................................................5Disadvantages of 3D printing..........................................................................................................6Recommendations............................................................................................................................7Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................8References........................................................................................................................................9
Executive SummaryThe rate at which the 3D printing technology is being put into use in our society today is amazing. It has brought some changes in a few sectors that we interact with in our daily life thus influencing our social life. The most noticeable impact is on the fashion design and inclusive of lighting. The ability if the 3D printers to use a variety of materials enable the fashion design to expound on their scope of creativity in design of clothes. It can be clearly seen in the runway modeling displayed in various countries thus encouraging creativity among the youths with a passion in fashion designs. This paper is a final report on 3D printing technology. Introduction Over the recent past, there has been huge advancements in the field of technology. Today, people can produce or manufacture products at a speedy rate due to these advancements. A good example of modern technology include 3D printing. Though technology has led to increased productivity and efficiency, there are also potential disadvantages. It is therefore the obligation of technology users to ensure they use it within legal and moral frameworks. The other impact in social life is in the music industry. The 3D modeling has made it possible for custom music instruments to be made at a faster rate n without much strain. It has improved the music industry and has also given a chance to the upcoming artist to fulfill the desires of the heart (Alhnan et al., 2016). Production of the instruments through the technology has made the instrument a bit easier and cheaper to acquire. The most important impact of the technology is in the medical industry. A couple of things have been made possible in the medicalsector through this technology. One of the applications of the technology in the recent time is theprosthetic limbs printing. It is s encouraging seeing smiling faces of those without some parts of their body and replacement has been made possible by this astonishing technology.
Security and defense measures have been improved through the application of the technology thus making people feel safer in the society compared to the time before the technology was common. It is evident by the measure undertaken by the U.S Air Force to improve the efficiency of weapons and other components such as the parts of the airplanes. However, the technology has brought about some bad effects in the society (Lee & Dai, 2017). The ability of the machine to print working guns has been it possible for local people to have easy access to the dangerous weapon. The rate of crime has, therefore, increased destructing the peace that existed in the society before the technology was introduced.Defining 3D printing 3D printing can best be understood by defining a 3D printer. According to Kelly, "A 3D printer is a printer that prints in three dimensions". Deriving from this definition of a 3D printer, 3D printing is therefore printing objects in three dimensions. This technology has transformed printing from the conventional two dimensional methods which lacked height to three dimensions that comprise of height. To further differentiate between the conventional method of 2D and modern 3D printing, (Cho et al., 2018) asserts that whereas ink is used in 2D printing, 3Dprinting mainly uses plastic in order to achieve a three-dimensional object.Who invented 3D printing?The first 3D printer was invented in the mid-1980 by Charles W. (Chuck) Hull. Using a technique known as stereolithography, a UV laser was used in an ultraviolet-sensitive photopolymer, which was used to trace an object to form on its surface. The polymer that was used would solidify wherever the laser beam touched it, which would result in the beam printing the object layer by layer according to the instructions in the CAD/CAM document. Hull founded the company 3D Systems in 1986, which is an organization that makes stereolithography
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