Analysis of 3D Printing Technology and Business Opportunities

This report provides an in-depth analysis of 3D printing technology, examining its definition, various applications across manufacturing, healthcare, education, and other sectors, and the business opportunities it creates. The report discusses 3D printing methodologies such as stereolithography and fused deposition modeling, highlighting their significance in rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing. It explores the technology's impact on various industries, including its role in creating customized products, medical implants, and even food production. The report also analyzes the business advantages of 3D printing, such as cost-effectiveness and design control. Furthermore, the report proposes future applications of 3D printing, particularly in the medical field, including printing human body parts. The report concludes with recommendations for enhancing the utilization of 3D printing technology, making it a valuable resource for understanding the present and future of this innovative field. This report is a contribution to Desklib, a platform offering AI-based study tools and resources for students.

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Executive Summary
3D printing technology is one of the technologies that has brought a massive change in
the field of printing as well as creates several scopes in the particular domain. 3D printing has
multiple applications in manufacturing, architecture, health, education and passion. It becomes
one of the most successful commercial technologies at current days and use social cultural
sectors, which facilitates social cultural aspects. On the other hand, with the advancement of
science and communication, 3D printing technology become valuable as well as propelled
developments that is pertinent for local uses. The present study deals the use and example of 3D
printing technology and describes the business scopes associated with it. In addition,
recommendations are provided in order to enhance the process of using 3D printing technology.

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................2
3D Printing technology........................................................................................................3
Utilization and applications of 3D Printing technology......................................................4
Analysis of business opportunities......................................................................................7
Proposal of using 3D Printing technology in future............................................................8
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................9
Recommendations..............................................................................................................10
References..........................................................................................................................11

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Introduction
Development of 3D printing technology involves with having aim of assisting people
completing their works. The report discusses definition, examples and business scopes involved
with processing with 3D printing technology in business organizations accomplished in the
study. Moreover, the business opportunities associated with the technology in described in the
current paper. As the part of paper, the proposals related to the use of 3D printing technology in
future are explained in the present paper.
The Chief Executive Office of the organizations likes to explore the ways for simplifying
the process is explained that create the key approach for accomplishing the competitive benefits.
The specific arrangement of the organization is using 3D printing technology consisting the
expanding the work is discussed in the present paper.
3D Printing technology
3D printing is a main process used for developing three-dimensional objects (Ju et al.
2014). On the other hand, every layer of the object is seen as sliced as well as horizontal cross
section of the object. In addition, 3D printing or additive manufacturing is opposite method of
subtractive method of manufacturing. It is named as hollowing part of metal and plastic from
milling machines. The technology can enable the complicated process of the machine.
3D printing is considered as several procedures where materials are joined as well as
solidified under the control of computer for creating three-dimensional object (Lee et al. 2014). It
is important to use the process that can be helpful to develop the objects of additive

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manufacturing. On the other hand, the objects can be the almost shape as well as typically
generated using the data.
There are multiple methodologies used in stereolithography (STL) and fused deposit
modeling. Hence, unlike the materials removed from a particular stock in the traditional machine
procedure. 3D printing has the aim to develop three-dimensional object (Kothman & Faber,
2016). In the area of manufacturing, the technology has proved h very promising and known as
rapid prototyping or additive manufacturing.
It has ability to cater the process of transportation as well as designing future applications
on market. The amount of selecting the process is overwhelming and can be recommended
staring with the use of Tinkercad. The process is available and free as it works in the browser
supporting WebGL. For an instance, Google chrome. They has ability providing the lessons to
beginners and develop the positions for getting the object printed by various 3D print.
3D printing technology has proved and evolved as useful tool for several fields such as
manufacturers, engineers, scientists and designers. Collaboration of different fields in single
package developed 3D printer as it consists of the process of designing, manufacturing,
electronics, materials as well as business. The process of developing an object engages with the
help of material layer by layer in three-dimension formation. However, the difference between
traditional manufacturing as well as 3D printing is 3D printer that engages with the process of
developing additive approach. However, the conventional manufacturing procedures deal with
subtractive approach, which consists of a combination grinding, forging, cutting, welding as well
as assembling. The starting phase of 3D printing is seen as a tool in order to shape as well as
bridge to the artistic and multiple types of designs. However, the technology has been

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transformed where mechanical elements and required parts are printed on it. It is changed in
industrial or the process of manufacturing.
However, the challenge for new people dealing with 3D printing is finding difference
between procedures and available materials. It is also confusing that several acronyms are
forgiven for doing mistake in the type of 3D printing.
Extrusion of materials in 3D printing procedure where a particular filament of
thermoplastic material can be pushed by heating nozzle and encountering the procedure. The
particular printer can deposit material on a developed platform and predetermined way where
filament cools as well as solidifies to develop solid object. There are different types of 3D
printing technology used in industries such as fused deposition modelling and fused filament
fabrication. The material utilized in 3D printing is dependent on the method. It utilizes sandstone
materials.
The organizations are experimenting with additive manufacturing. The technology moves
from a developer to mainstream and more people are dealing with it in several fields. A
publication by American Library Association, there are more than 250 libraries in the country
provides the utilization of 3D printers to the patrons. The use of 3D printing is increasing in
homes. OnePoll researchers have found that Americans would have to consider the purchasing of
3D printer for serving personal purposes.
Utilization and applications of 3D Printing technology
Three-dimensional printing makes the process cheaper in order to crate single items as it
generates several processes and undermines the economies of scale. It has an important impact
on the world (Ambrosi & Pumera, 2016). Additive manufacturing technologies have several

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applications and development of products, visualizing data and rapid prototyping as well as
specialized manufacturing process. The earliest applications become tool room in
manufacturing spectrum (Choi & Kim, 2015). For an instance, rapid prototyping is one of the
earliest variants of additive manufacturing that has precision grinding and delivering prototypes
of new parts as well as devices that have been achieved with subtractive tool room methods like
cnc milling as well as tuning. On the other hand, it is important to mention that has several
process and printing process. In additive manufacturing, the process of accuracy is down with the
statement and accuracy. The parts are considered as the sole province of subtractive methods that
is made more profitably through additive process.
The cloud based manufacturing is referred as the service-oriented networked distributed
production system. The cloud based manufacturing system includes several types of services.
The organizations have developed multiple services where customers can customize the objects
using simplified web based software of customization.
The organizations developed customers where objects can be customized as well as
simplified web based customization software. It allows the customers creating several cases for
mobiles. Rapid manufacturing advanced in the technology that is introduced by the materials
appropriate for developing final manufacture (Chen & Do, 2017). It looks to be the process of
adapting better developed rapid methods of prototyping. Industrial 3D printers are existed and
used extensively for the process of prototyping as well as manufacturing.
On the other hand, it is required to help the production of chemical elements. Generally,
the FDM procedure is utilized in order to print hollow reaction vessels or micro reactors..
Magnetic shielding as well as vacuum elements are performed by the process (Le et al., 2015).

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The 3D printed objects are considered as watertight. Through this process, the reactions can be
selected as geometry of watertight for various weeks. Moreover, 3D printing in food industry is
developed in the process. NASA has considered versatility of the particular concept and
awarding a contract to the particular systems as well as materials (Moon et al., 2014). It is
important to be considered that the use of tactile model before doing surgery, the doctors are
prepared and use the tactics for development of the model. In addition, the use of modes to plan
3D printing is considered as great interest as well as several organizations are adding the process
to be used in order to develop unique, patient-matched devices for curing rare type of illness.
In addition, fused filament fabrication is a field where 3D printing is utilized in order to
develop microstructures with three-dimensional internal geometry. 3D printing is used in order
to print particular implant as well as device for medical usage. On the contrary, 3D printing is
one of the technologies that is used in tissue fabrication and successful print of hydrogel bio-
links (Zhao et al., 2015). 3D printing is expanded using specialized bio-printers and have ability
to transform to several types of cell in human body, stem cells and provide high potential in 3D
bio printing.
In healthcare, there are several factors using global 3D printing and advancement of
technology. However, the increase percentage of health infrastructure has an impact on global
marketing. On the other hand, the increase percentage and development sector are helpful to
improve the process. It is significant for optimizing the work for the particular products that is
better known of personalized medicines (Woo Lee & Cho, 2015). The applications of 3D
printing have a vital role. Materialise reported that improved revenue of software, manufacturing
as well as medical industry.

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Analysis of business opportunities
The analysts are working on specific methods that make the materials accessible. The
printers lead decreasing the specific amount of construction materials and equipments
(Mikołajewska et al., 2014). In addition, 3D printers are helpful to minimize work force and
time at the time of visualizing the design for users.
The enterprises use the method for printing furniture. The printers allows the materials
and reuse appropriately. 3D printers assist in developing trinkets and tiny add-ons. On the other
hand, additive manufacturing is invaded in the food industry. 3D printing is considered as one of
the processes making periphery to use fashion world. The CEOs view 3D printing as a benefit. It
is also assumed that there is 72% increase in spending and 55% expected in 2018.
The purposes of 3D printing technology has a number of advantages such as thoughtful
moments, playful creation, controlling design, making confident decisions and taking immediate
access. These benefits for customers are core, whereas differences for 3D printing from different
process appeal to the customers as well as organizations.
On the other hand, 3D printing has transformed the way organizations achieve in their
business. The advantages of 3D printing are leveraged, where technology can enables the
organizations reaching to new audiences that are provided by the technology. 3D printing has
possibility to add value to the business in several ways. There are additional advantages that
make stand apart from different business.
Proposal of using 3D Printing technology in future
3D has been in controversies since it came in real world application however; the current
practices and future assumptions have made it more applicable to stay with the human kind for a

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long time. 3D printing is not only capable modelling buildings, cars, objects and others but is
also applicable within the medical sectors. Scientists have made many approaches for describing
the possible benefits of the 3D orienting in medical sectors. It has become one of the innovative
technology that can bring changes in the future approaches of the world though printing the same
model of the project. The first recommendation can be made in the field of the medical sector as
it is capable of printing the human body parts that can allow the physically handicapped
individuals to live a normal life. Other than that it is applicable in modelling other body parts
including the hearts lungs, legs and many more. Current research is going on building the brains
of the individuals that can allow the human beings to live even after death and bring a revolution
in the current technology. This technology is capable of eliminating the god (no offense to any
religion or religious individual) as it can also make the clones of the humans that can bring the
dead to life and allow the individuals to relive the same life even after dying. Other than this, 3D
printing has been raising its application in printing the metals in manner to provide a
sophisticated model of the appliance object the organization or individuals want to make for the
industrial and home appliance usage (Youssef et al., 2015). It is capable of revolutionizing the
current industry irrespective of the sector and can bring out revolution in every sector including
industries, transportation, medical and many more. The current application of the 3D printing can
be seen in the production of the shoes which has been trending in the market as it allows the user
to just press the surface area and get a complete shoe in just few minutes. And hence, it can also
be applicable in the commercial market that can allow the individuals to develop the products
that is of exact size and fit for the individual. Technology development allows the 3D printing to
bring up with innovative approaches and thus, in future, the 3D printing will allow the
individuals to print anything and of any standard that belongs to the user and is applicable for

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every sector of the operational activities in house hold and in industries. Many applications in the
present world can be provided in these sectors that can be helpful in predicting the future and
how it is capable of enhancing the future capabilities and capacities of the human beings.
Manufacturing of the products will become highly accurate and efficient through the utilization
of the 3D printing. Aerospace has been currently using the 3D printing for the development of
the Aerospace parts and it is being expected that in future the entire model of the airplane will be
made.
3D printing is a promising technology that keeps big promise with the users. However,
several obstacles are required to ensure that the technology is affordable as well as practical in
nature. On the other hand, the rate at which the particular technology is engaging is rapid. The
obstacles like cost, speed, accessibility and speed are identified. Cost and speed are considered as
the benefit for the organizations using 3D printing technology. In addition, complexity and
personalization are the advantages faced while using 3D printing in the organization. The
layering procedure of 3D printing allows in depth level of complexity compared to conventional
manufacturing procedure.
Conclusion
Uses of titanium steel using the metal parts and the industry with appropriate assembly
are not needed for making the products to serve the purpose of commercial manufacturing as 3D
printing. It develops the process. Various processes are printed using single 3D printer. The
model of 3D printing is fast as well as affordable. The prototypes are printed and received. On
the other hand, 3D printing technology has an important role in communication. However, the

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importance of 3D printing technology has any limitation. There are several scopes where 3D
printing technology can be used.
Recommendations
Additive manufacturing or 3D printing technology is the combination of cloud computing
and become centralized. Hence, manufacturing model of networkwould assist to the procedure.
The organizations have developed various services. Customer utilizes software and resulting
specific services useful for the procedure.
In addition, 3D printing can be used for 3D printable models that are developed with
computer aided design package. 3D printed models are developed with CAD result in minimized
errors. On the other hand, 3D scanning is one of the procedures of collecting digital data on
particular shape. Hence, before printing a 3D model, it is important to develop a real object that
creates digital model. Depending on the method utilized as well as complexity of the model
would be helpful for constructing the model. It could be useful in traditional techniques such as
injection modeling is less expensive for using manufacturing polymer products.