If you are interested in terms of scanning and printing industry or just a hobby, you would have heard about the 3D Printers and scanners, which are really a high demand nowadays.
For beginners, you must know first what 3D printing really is and tends to inform? Check for more information below.
Now, What is 3d Printing?
3D Printing is a manufacturing process which constructs or forms three dimensional solid objects from a digital file.It is a process in which a real, physical object is created based on a 3D design blueprint or your desired design, where the desired object or design is processed through laying down layers of the materials until it formed the specific object of design that has been blueprint in the digital design.
3d printing can make a complex objects using less materials than traditional manufacturing the similar products or design.
Where is 3D printing used?
Architecture
It can be used in architecture, they can prototype their model type concept and they can decide the design and the structure of the prototype to avoid errors.
Create Art
With the help of 3d printing, Artists can experiment new arts or ideas to the extreme. Recreates new colors and textures to the new level.
Engineering
Engineers can prototype and verify their designs to avoid errors. They can discuss about the changes and the designs with the help of the prototype. Even if it very complex design or not.
Automotive
They can test the ideas fast and discover if it is working or not. They can verify if it is the right design or change the design before making or investing the real deal.
Medicines
Because 3D printing can make anything, Doctors can create body parts, such as prosthetic leg, hand or any body part. Also it can create organs but some doctors are still studying for it to be compatible for the DNA’s patients to avoid organ error transfusion.
Education
Help students to learn about CAD designs and 3D designs. Also introduces students to explain difficult concepts at all levels in terms of 3D visual and enhances them for problem solving. It enhances their problem solving and correct the flaws and they can redesign again new product.
Hobbies
Of course, with the help of 3D printing technology, you can be an inventor if you want to. You can make your own design and and turn into reality. Solving problems and and creating unique designs you want.
Is there an Advantage and Disadvantage in 3d Printing?
3D printing has quickly become extremely popular and hold even more promises in the future. And for that there are several Advantages and Disadvantages in 3d printing that we can never avoid.
For Advantages
- Customization – As we all know, 3d printing major advantages in making objects easily without breaking a sweat. With just a raw material, a blueprint and a 3d printer, you can do any design no matter how complex or complicated it might be.
- Constant Prototyping and Increased Productivity – And because it can make products in no time, it enables quick production with a high number of products or even a small or even more smaller version of the real object in less time than using traditional methods.
- Affordability – Even though the initial setup costs are higher, 3D printing has become cheaper than the labor cost and laboring cost. Today, the costs of 3D printing are still decreasing with, with the potential of 3D printers in homes in the near future. Furthermore, the costs of customized products are the same for mass production products.
- Storage – Traditional manufacturing produces additional products that you probably know you will eventually need but still don’t know if it selling or not, thus it requires more storage to stock the products. However, 3d printing technology, products can be “printed” when it is needed thus excess products are eliminated and no storage cost is required.
- Employment Opportunities – Since 3d printing needs a blueprint for designs, it will definitely increase the demand for engineers who are needed to design and build these printers. Technicians who are skilled at troubleshooting and maintenance and Designers to design blueprints for products and more jobs will be created.
- Health Care – With the advancement of technology, 3D printing can customize human body parts and organs that can now be manufactured this technology is termed as Bioprinting. Although right now this is still experimental, the potential is huge. This breakthrough will not only address the shortage of organ donors, but also replacing critical organs, such as the heart, lungs, or liver that will have almost no chance of donor rejection, since the organs will be built using the patient’s’ unique characters and also DNA.
For Disadvantages
- Fewer Manufacturing Jobs – As for today, with all the help of new technologies, manufacturing jobs will decrease. This can lead and will have a large impact to the to those who rely on low skill jobs.
- Limited Materials – Currently, 3D printers only manufacture products out of plastic, resin, certain metals, and ceramics. 3D printing of products in mixed materials and technology, such as circuit boards, are still under development.
- Copyright – With 3D printing becoming more common, the printing of copyrighted products to create counterfeit items will become more common and nearly impossible to determine. Anyone can make one exact design if they hold the exact blueprint, with the help of 3d printing and it is very difficult to determine who is the maker or the company of the product.
- Dangerous Items – because 3d printer can make anything no matter how complex it is. It can easily created dangerous products alike guns, knives and any dangerous weapons that the 3d printer can make.