3D Printing Technology: Transforming Industries and Shaping the Future

This report examines the transformative potential of 3D printing technology across various sectors over the next 20 years. It highlights the technology's impact on education and research, enabling innovative learning experiences and scientific advancements. The report further explores how 3D printing can revolutionize the transportation industry by reducing costs and enabling rapid prototyping. It also delves into the manufacturing sector, emphasizing its role in creating prototypes and finished products. The healthcare industry is another key area, with 3D printing poised to improve prosthetics, create organ models for surgical practice, and facilitate cell research. Furthermore, the report discusses the technology's influence on the entertainment and defense industries, with applications ranging from film production and fashion to improved defense technologies and environmental sustainability. The report concludes by emphasizing the technology's role in promoting environmental sustainability and reducing waste.

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3D Printing:
3D printing has become one of the important concepts in current time. This 3D printing
technology is actually considered as the process of creating physical objects from digital models
which is three dimensional in nature1. This three dimensional model can be achieved by laying
down many of the thin layers of a particular type of material in a successive manner. The process
of 3D printing includes varieties of processes through which materials are solidified or joined
under the controls of computer system2. Layer by layer procedure is followed for printing the 3D
objectives.
This 3D printing facility is having several of potential for the future. The 3D printing
technology is having the capability of changing the future world. In this section how this
technology can change the world in the near future will be discussed.
The 3D printing technology is able to change the future for the next 20 years. Currently
this 3D printing technology is changing the worlds and it is expected that it will also improve the
overall condition in the near future.
One of the major impact of the 3D printing technology for the future is related research
and education sector3. Scientists, educators and researcher can utilize the 3D printing technology
for many innovative ways so that better results can be achieved for the overall improvements of
classroom and labs. This 3D printing technology in the classroom can bring better learning
1 Wang, Xin, Man Jiang, Zuowan Zhou, Jihua Gou, and David Hui. "3D printing of polymer matrix composites: A
review and prospective." Composites Part B: Engineering 110 (2017): 442-458.
2 Martin, John H., Brennan D. Yahata, Jacob M. Hundley, Justin A. Mayer, Tobias A. Schaedler, and Tresa M.
Pollock. "3D printing of high-strength aluminium alloys." Nature 549, no. 7672 (2017): 365.
3 Barnatt, Christopher. 3D Printing Third Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016.

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experience to the students. Like the educational sector, transportation industry is also very much
important for the overall development of a country. In the following section future of the
transportation sector with the 3D printing will be discussed.
This 3D printing technology is also able to improve the transportation industry for the
future. It has been assessed that the 3D printing technology is capable of reducing the cost of
transportation industry for the near future. The 3D printing technology will be able to do so as
the 3D printing will help in this aspect cutting down the cost of prototyping. These 3D printed
parts can be also utilized for development of the finished products in the transportation industry.
With the transportation industry manufacturing sector is also very much important sector that is
influenced by the 3D printing technology which is discussed in the following section.
This 3D printing is also now creating innovation in the manufacturing sector and will
completely change the manufacturing sector in next twenty years. In the general sector of
manufacturing this has become one of the most important technology4. This technology is very
much important for quickly creating prototype which can be very much useful while for creating
new items and project. Prototype of homes, metal items and electronics can be created in future
in better way. The 3D printing technology is not only change the industrial area in future, but
also this 3D printing technology is also impact the healthcare sector also which is discussed in
the following section.
The 3D printing technology will help to make the healthcare industry better. The main
field which can be innovated in next twenty year regarding the healthcare sector is the medicine
sector. The healthcare professionals and the doctors are using the 3D printing technology for
4 MacDonald, Eric, and Ryan Wicker. "Multiprocess 3D printing for increasing component
functionality." Science 353, no. 6307 (2016): aaf2093.

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creation of better prosthetics. With that another application of the 3D printing technology in the
aspects is creating the models of organs. By this the junior doctor will be able practice surgeries.
With that this technology can be also utilized for researching on the cells. The 3D printing
technology will not only be impacting the professional working area but it will also change the
future of entertainment area.
The area of entertainment will be changed by the 3D printing technology very positively
in the future. It can be used in the film industry for performing various of complicated scene.
Also, for the fashion designing process this 3D printing technology will be very much useful.
Many of the attractive costumes and sophisticated props designed using the 3D printing
technology. Also, 3D printing technology can be used for the clothing, accessory and the shoes
so that more attractive products can be produced with some affordable price tag. With the
entertainment, this technology will be also ensuring the security of the peoples in the future by
improving the area of defense which will be discussed in the following section.
In the case of defense, this 3D printing technology is also having a greater influence in
this sector. The 3D printing technology can help the military and government of the countries.
The countries which are having a large amount of budget resources for the defenses can improve
their defense technology by creating prototypes of the new defense technologies5. In this aspect it
is very much natural that the both of the military and the government will start to use the 3D
printing technologies various of the projects for the overall development of the country. This will
provide better future to the peoples by not only improving the defense area but also it will secure
the future of the peoples by gifting them a better environment for living. In the following section
how 3D printing technology will provide a better future will be discussed.
5 Guvendiren, Murat, Joseph Molde, Rosane MD Soares, and Joachim Kohn. "Designing biomaterials for 3D
printing." ACS biomaterials science & engineering 2, no. 10 (2016): 1679-1693.

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The 3D printing technology will also impact the future in next twenty years by providing
a better environment. 3D printing technology is consisting various of environment friendly
operations. The 3D printing technology is very much useful for repairing the fragile type of
ecosystem6. The technology of 3D printing technology will also help to reducing the wastages
which will help to improve the overall sustainability of the environment. Some complex
environmental related issues can also be solved by implementing the 3D printing technology.
6 Kokkinis, Dimitri, Manuel Schaffner, and André R. Studart. "Multimaterial magnetically assisted 3D printing of
composite materials." Nature communications 6 (2015): 8643.

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References:
Barnatt, Christopher. 3D Printing Third Edition. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform,
2016.
Guvendiren, Murat, Joseph Molde, Rosane MD Soares, and Joachim Kohn. "Designing
biomaterials for 3D printing." ACS biomaterials science & engineering 2, no. 10 (2016): 1679-
1693.
Kokkinis, Dimitri, Manuel Schaffner, and André R. Studart. "Multimaterial magnetically assisted
3D printing of composite materials." Nature communications 6 (2015): 8643.
MacDonald, Eric, and Ryan Wicker. "Multiprocess 3D printing for increasing component
functionality." Science 353, no. 6307 (2016): aaf2093.
Martin, John H., Brennan D. Yahata, Jacob M. Hundley, Justin A. Mayer, Tobias A. Schaedler, and Tresa
M. Pollock. "3D printing of high-strength aluminium alloys." Nature 549, no. 7672 (2017): 365.
Wang, Xin, Man Jiang, Zuowan Zhou, Jihua Gou, and David Hui. "3D printing of polymer matrix
composites: A review and prospective." Composites Part B: Engineering 110 (2017): 442-458.