COIT20249 Portfolio 1: Comprehensive Analysis of 3D Printing

This portfolio assignment provides an analysis of 3D printing technology, focusing on its applications in healthcare and business. It includes a review of two journal articles, one discussing the implications of 3D printing in healthcare, evaluating its working process, present and future applications, and limitations. The other article examines the adoption of additive manufacturing technology in Sweden, using a survey to assess technology usage among various users and analyzing its applications and implications. The portfolio evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of both articles, highlighting areas for improvement such as demonstrating the working process, providing conclusive results, and including a more diverse user base in the survey. The assignment concludes with a bibliography, adhering to academic referencing standards.

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PORTFOLIO 1
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1PORTFOLIO 1
Branch, C. (2015). 3D Printing In Healthcare. The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate
Student Research, 16(1), 1-4.
In the journal, the implication of 3D printing technology has been discussed with
respect to healthcare. The author has evaluated the working process of 3D printing
technology, the applications of the technology in the present as well as future and the
limitations that the technology has. The article also discusses the 3d printing concepts and
how the technology can be utilized to replace the CT scan technology (which is used in health
care services). The article emphasizes the advantage of using 3D printing technology in
replacing the scanning technologies that are used currently in healthcare systems. The article
evaluates the limitations of the mentioned technology and how it cannot be used to scan at
cellular levels. The current medical applications of the 3D printing technology has been
discussed in the discussion section of the article such as prosthetics, polymers and artificial
jaw bones. The author also discusses how the 3D printing technology can be used in the
future such as stem cell research and advanced vasectomy. The journal concludes by stating
the bright future that 3D printing technology has and how the technology has the power to
change the landscape of the healthcare services in the coming years.

2PORTFOLIO 1
Kianian, B., Tavassoli, S., Larsson, T.C. and Diegel, O., 2016. The Adoption of Additive
Manufacturing Technology in Sweden. Procedia CIRP, 40, pp.7-12.
The authors have mentioned the use of additive manufacturing in this journal article
with respect to Sweden. The article discusses the sample dataset of different users in this
journal article. A survey has been provided in the article where a quantitative research has
been taken to check the usage of technology among various users. Moreover, the article also
discusses the different types of rapid prototyping and production. A total of 70 users has
been taken where 55 users belong from institutes such as Swedish companies and research
institutes. The extra 15 users has been taken from other fields excluding the mentioned
institutes. The article states a final analysis which shows that the technology is used in small
organizations mostly (around 58%) and the rest 42% are used in medium as well as large
industries. The article evaluates the latest applications of 3D printing technology such as
rapid prototyping. The authors have also emphasized on the different usage of the technology
among different users in the country. The future applications of the mentioned technology has
been evaluated in brief besides the present applications of additive manufacturing. The
implications of the technology on the prospective users have been determined as well in the
journal article by the authors.
The article fails to determine the influence of additive manufacturing in workplaces
beside the mentioned institutes. The article also fails to provide a conclusive result of the
survey as the number of users were very limited. At least, 100 users should have been
included in the survey for a better understanding of the context.

3PORTFOLIO 1
Bibliography
Branch, C. (2015). 3D Printing In Healthcare. The Review: A Journal of
Undergraduate Student Research, 16(1), 1-4.
Kianian, B., Tavassoli, S., Larsson, T.C. and Diegel, O., 2016. The Adoption of
Additive Manufacturing Technology in Sweden. Procedia CIRP, 40, pp.7-12.