3D Printing Technology - Assignment
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Executive summary3D printing is also termed as additive manufacturing as it refers to the process of printing a three dimensional object of any shape using digital technology. It is called additive manufacturing because the printing is done using layers of materials which are laid down differently. This technique is a modern technique which differs in many ways from the machine techniques that were traditionally used. The traditional methods relied on the methods involving removal of materials such as cutting. This is why they were known as subtractive processes whereas 3D printing is known as additive process. This paper focuses on different research about3D printing technologies and its applications in various industrial fields.Table of Contents
Executive summary.....................................................................................................................................2Introduction.................................................................................................................................................4Benefits of 3D printing.................................................................................................................................5Applications of 3D Printing..........................................................................................................................63D printing in Medicine...........................................................................................................................63D printing in Food industry....................................................................................................................6Summary of applications of 3D printing..................................................................................................8Why use 3D printing?..................................................................................................................................8Recommendations.....................................................................................................................................11Conclusion.................................................................................................................................................12References.................................................................................................................................................14
IntroductionThe 3D printing uses the digital technology and these printers were initially manufacturedby China. These printers came in the late 1980’s and ever since then they have been increasingly used all over the world. In the beginning of the 21st century, as the digital technology became more popular and advanced, the growth in the sales of the 3D printers was greatly observed. The sales of these printers increased in various parts of the world where they were used for new and innovative purposes. Gradually, as the sales and the demand grew, the costs of these printers fell immensely since they were first manufactured. Some of the purposes for which these machines were used were in industrial uses, architecture, jewelry, aerospace, engineering, medical, education, information systems and many others (Griffith, 2012). 3D printing is the technology to create materials and objects using a sequential layers technique. The materials which are produced by using the layering process can be anywhere in the product life cycle. However, the subtractive methods of manufacturing objects can be used astraditional methods in manufacturing. 3D printing was invented by Charles W. Hull (Chuck). In the mid 1980’s when it was invented, it used a stereolithography technique. This technique used a UV laser which was shined in the vat of an ultraviolet-sensitive photopolymer, and then it traced the object so that it was created on the surface. Chuck also founded a company which was called 3D Systems. The company made stereolithography machines which expensive machines of over $100,000 used in commercial techniques. 3D Systems is still operating today and now it sells the 3D printers of advanced technology (Wang et al., 2017). There is a variety of printers that are manufactured using different advanced technologies ranging from entry-level kits to the advanced commercial systems. The company also provides on-demand services manufacturing
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