Applications, Advantages, and Disadvantages of 3D Printing

This report provides a comprehensive overview of 3D printing technology. It begins with a definition of 3D printing and explores various techniques like FDM, SLS, and SLA. The report then delves into three key applications: manufacturing, prototyping, and the dental industry, highlighting their specific benefits and uses. Further, the report analyzes the advantages of 3D printing, such as rapid prototyping, low-cost production, and manufacturing of large numbers of products, while also acknowledging drawbacks like counterfeiting and limitations in raw materials. The report concludes with a recommendation for the Melbourne Australia based organization to adopt this technology, based on its analysis of the technology's capabilities and drawbacks.

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Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................3
Definition of 3D printing technology.....................................................................................3
Three application of 3D printing technology.........................................................................4
Advantage and Disadvantage of 3D technology....................................................................5
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................6
Recommendation........................................................................................................................6
References..................................................................................................................................7

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Introduction
A Melbourne Australia based medium size organization is looking to take into
implementation to adopt the technology which is related to 3D printing. At present, the
organization is looking to handle both corporate and retails sector of the business. The
concept of 3D printing can be considered a technique, which is adaptive nature, which helps
in the creation of physical design of any object in a digital format. The amount of time, which
would be involved in the concept of the printing depend on the size of the image and the
complexity of the image (Chan et al. 2017). It can be sometimes referred at the time would
also depend on the aspect of image position and the quality of the image. The process is
considered to be providing detailed information relating to the product, which ultimately
make use of the concept, which is related to the aspect of making thin layers, which can be
considered less time consuming.
The aspect which is taken into consideration is the idea, which is applicable into the
concept of the 3D printing. The different aspects, which are involved into the concept of the
3D planning, are explained in details in the report. Along with the concept the report, majorly
focus on the different advantage and disadvantage which are involved into the working of the
project. In the end of the report, a list of recommendation is given which directly focus on the
aspect of increasing the efficiency of the system.
Discussion
Definition of 3D printing technology
The concept, which is applicable to the development of 3D model, can be considered
an adaptive process in the aspect of the printing technology. The focus aspect, 3D printing, is
that small-scale industry can involve directly into bulk production of printing. In the concept
of the technology there can be different shapes and size which are automatically created with

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the help of CAD (Computer Aided Design) (Chan et al. 2017). The aspect of CAD can be
used in the aspect of the implementing various shape and size in various kind of software and
the devices of scanning. All the details of the concept are stored in the system that mainly
take into consideration the aspect which is related to the impact of the 3D technology can
create different kinds of image and objects. The technology which is related to the 3D
printing basically takes into consideration and approach which is additive in nature as it
directly focus on the aspect of the printing of the nozzle in various kind of successive layer
relating to the material like powder and plastic. In the process of object creation there are
different layer which are build until the total object is created (McMenamin et al. 2014)..
The concept of 3D printing can be achieved form number of methods for example
SLS and FDM technology. Other than these there can be different types of application in
which it can be implemented like the stereo lithography, digital processing of light, printers
which are related to the multijet and continuous liquid production of interface. If the user uses
the concept of the metal then there can be different types of techniques, which can be
implemented such as the electron, beam melting, direct metal laser sintering, DLP, triple
jetting technology, builders jetting (Park et al. 2015).
Fused deposition Modelling (FDM) Technology: The technology, which is related
to FDM technology, can be considered as very important in the aspect of the entering into the
market. The technology can be considered as most widely used and most popular technology,
which is available in the market. The implementation of the process is mainly done with the
aspect of different metals, which are directly extracted by the nozzle at the cross section of
the 3D printing relating to the different objects.
SLS Technology: The concept, which is applied to the technology of Laser sintering,
is also known as one of the best-known 3D printing technology which mainly consist of

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fabrication of various type of objects. The main goal of the concept is achieved by means of
melting of successive layers of powder, which is mainly used in the concept of powdering the
different forms of the image. The main result of the aspect is the creation of complex and
very much interlocking kind of images which are very much rich in quality. There are
different forms in which is SLS technology are available which are majorly alumide material
and plastic (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian, 2016).
Stereolithography (SLA): the concept mainly consist of vat, which is considered as
a curable kind of photopolymer resin. The build plates are descended in the form of small
increment and the form of liquid of polymer, which mainly expose to different kinds of UV
light of laser that is drawn by different sections.
Digital light processing (DLP): The concept of Digital light processing can be
considered as one of the well-known types of projector of the UV laser, which is directly
implemented in the concept of the curing of the photopolymer resin. The main result of the
concept is that it creates a space, which is related to uncured resin, which is directly present at
the bottom of the container (Park et al. 2015).
Continuous liquid interface production: IT mainly works in the concepts of the
projection of sequence, which is related to the aspect of the UV image. It can be easily be
generated by means of digital light projector which is light based by help of oxygen
permeable window which is nature transparent.
Three application of 3D printing technology
Manufacturing: the concept, which can be applied to the manufacturing, is the need
of achieving a faster and accurate means of printing. The concepts can be directly be related
to design prototype and the aspect verification and lastly testing. It would be beneficial in a
way of manufacturing to easily move to the aspect of faster kind of production or processing

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which is based on bulk production. The aspect of 3D printing tools can be easily be applied to
the aspect of the flexibility and efficiency in the floor of factory. The main advantage, which
can be achieved from the concepts, is not in the field of cost effectiveness but also in the field
of production tools, which can be used in various type of prototyping testing and
manufacturing of low volume of small kind of parts or images (Radenkovic, Solouk &
Seifalian, 2016). It can be also applicable to the aspect of the assembly level based tool,
which is mainly customized to the need, and the specification of kind type of task, which it
would be implemented into. One can easily implement an environment, which is based on the
concepts of leaner based manufacturing that can be directly used in a large production aspect.
It can be directly used in the aspect of the quick production related to tools of printing that are
needed for the speeding up of the process that is directly linked to the aspect of
maunfacturing. The concept of Stratasys directly provides a platform, which is related to the
manufacturing or printing from the data, which is stored in the concept of the CAD. This
concepts can be very much advantage in the sector of the reducing of the time as well as the
cost factor which is related to the concept of printing (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian,
2016).
Prototyping: Various organizations in recent times have adopted the aspect of 3D
printing for the aspect of prototyping a large number of objects. The concept can be
considered very much cost effective which mainly reduce a huge amount of time into the
aspect of development of product. The concept can be considered one of the biggest strength
in the sector of the market place. The concept aims at prototyping different types of product,
which are very much similar to the product, which is being prototyped. The concept direct
aims at the aspect of building a model, which is resistant to mechanical, thermal and have
exact performance related to the models.

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Dental industry: The concept of 3D printing can be considered to be playing a very
vital in the aspect of the medical and science which is related to the aspect. It can be
mentioned here that the 3D image or printing concept are beneficial in the aspect of creation
of image, which is very much similar to the object, or area, which it is being focused upon.
The technology, which is related to the medical sector, has gained immense acceleration due
to the implementation of the 3D printing concept. It has directly added advantage in the
sector of the working in hospitals which have implemented the concepts since they have
added advantage relating to the image which is being produced in the concept.
Advantage and Disadvantage of 3D technology
The aspect and the working of the 3D printing can be stated one of the sector which is
going importance in recent times due to the advancement in the different sectors of its
implementation. The concepts of Photonic Professional can be considered one of the
advantage sector, which is related to the normal working, which is related to the distribution
of the different concepts, which is related to the aspect (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian,
2016). There are large number of advantage and disadvantage, which are related to the
concepts, which are stated below:
Benefits
Manufacturing of large number of products: The technology, which is related to
the 3D printing, has directly helped organization to increase the production level. The
technology can be directly be implemented and helped to manufacture product according to
the requirement of the customer or the need. Any shape and any size object can be recreated
with the help of the technology (Chia & Wu, 2015).

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Rapid prototyping: Prototyping can be considered one of the most advantage sector,
which is related to the aspect of 3D printing. Exact prototyping of nay product can be easily
be achieved from the concept which same functionality can be added into the product.
Low cost production: There is a myth that the concepts of 3D printing is very much
expensive but it can be stated here that the concepts when compared to other printing
technology it is very much cheap (Chia & Wu, 2015). The cost of the implementation in the
concepts of 3D printing is the only negative aspect as it involve cost aspect related to the
technology. Relating to the production quantity which and the quality of the print which is
produced it can be stated that it is very much cost effective.
Creation of opportunity for various Employees: The concepts of 3D printing needs
high designer who would be involved into the designing aspect of the technology. It can be
stated that it has directly opened the sector, which is related to employment of large number
of people into the sector. They should be high-level people who can easily involve into the
different sectors, which are related to the aspect of the printing.
Drawbacks
Counterfeiting: one of the biggest disadvantage, which is related to the concepts, is
that the technology counterfeiting features. A large number of illegal item can be made
duplicate with the help of the technology and which can directly lead to the aspect of
copyright issues. On the other hand, since the quality of the production being high it is very
much difficult to take into consideration which product are original and which are not.
Limitation of Raw materials: the aspect, which is related to the availability, which is
related to the raw material, can be considered one of the most vital factor and a major
drawback in the concepts of the technology (Chia & Wu, 2015). It can be stated here that

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sometimes due to the unavailability of raw material the overall process that is related to the
aspect are not achieved (Choi, & Kim, 2015).
Conclusion
The report directly puts focus on the aspect of technology, which is related to the
aspect of 3D printing, is playing a very vital role in fresh times. It can be specified here that
like the factors, which are involved into other technology, the technology, which is related to
the 3D orienting also, has some sector of advantage and disadvantage. In the near future, it
can be stated that the aspect, which is related to the 3D printing, would be evolving and it
would be directly involving more competitive advantage into the sector.
Recommendation
Recommendation 1: Most of the organization who are involved into the concept of printing
should be adopting the aspect of 3D printing as it is considered to very much ecofriendly
technology.
Recommendation 2: The implementation of 3D printing would be directly improving the
quality of life.
Recommendation 3: There should be implementation of customization into the concepts of
printing which would be directly benefiting lots of customer in different areas of its access.

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