3D-Printing (What is 3D-printing and why it is being used)
The one thing that really inspired me is 3D-printing. The question that comes to mind when you here the word 3D-printing is WHAT IS 3D-PRINTING?
3D-Printing/additive manufacturing involves making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. Additive processes are used to create 3D-printed objects. Additive process incorporates colour photography in which the colours are formed by the combination of red, green, and blue-violet.
In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created [3]. Each of these layers can be visualized as a thinly sliced horizontal cross section of the final object.
There are countless advantages of 3D-Printing and here is few shown below.
- Mass customisation: integrates custom made products. 3D printing allows numerous products to be manufactured at the same time according to the client requirements at no additional cost added. Usually custom made products are expensive to get.
- Complexity: 3D-Printing is extremely useful to produce products that involve high levels of complexity and simply can't be produced physically in any other way. It has made a crucial impact on industrial applications, where applications are being developed to materialize complex components that are now being produced as lighter and stronger than the original product. In the aerospace sector it is being used hugely where complexity issues are immensely important.
- Less tools needed: For an industry, one of the most costly things is buying tools for the equipment that requires time and labour intensive stages to manufacture the product. 3D-Printing eliminates the requirement of the tools' production and the cost involved for producing the tools which leads to time and labour when producing the low to medium volume applications.
- Sustainable/Environmentally friendly: 3D-Printing is developed as an energy-efficient technology that provides environmental efficiency in terms of manufacturing. It uses 90% of materials and hence creates less waste. As the products are starting to become lighter and stronger, which reduces the carbon footprint, compared to originally manufactured products.
- Local manufacturing model: Now products on demand can be produced where they are required which abolishes immense amount of shipping high volume of products around the world.
By Ayesha Javaid
2. http://caia.or.kr/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/additive1.png
3. http://3dprinting.com/what-is-3d-printing/
4. http://3dprintingindustry.com/3d-printing-basics-free-beginners-guide/benefits-commercial-value/
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