What are the advantages of 3D printing?

With the continuous development of science and technology, 3D printing is gradually popularized and well known by the public. For example, STRATASYS, the ancestor of 3D printing, has been applied in many fields such as automobile, medical treatment, aerospace, education and consumer goods. It can be seen that 3D printing can be widely applied and has obvious advantages over traditional technology. What are the advantages of 3D printing?

1、 Convenient and fast, can print a variety of types and specifications of products

The most obvious advantage of 3D printing technology is that it can directly generate parts of any shape from computer graphics data without the aid of machining or any mold, which helps enterprises quickly realize the printing of three-dimensional models and realize a process from two-dimensional to three-dimensional. 3D printing not only breaks through the limitations of traditional production technology and greatly shortens the development cycle of products, but more importantly, it satisfies people's imagination of product design and can design complex or creative products more intuitively and efficiently.

For example, the J750 digital anatomy 3D printer launched by the famous 3D printing brand STRATASYS can produce anatomical structures with realistic tactile sensation and behavior. Therefore, it is no longer necessary to rely on synthetic models, animals and physical laboratories, so that practitioners can conduct experiments and training anywhere. This not only means that training and procurement costs will be reduced. Moreover, there is no need to test the equipment for surgical tests on animals, which also improves the ethical level.

2、 Can effectively reduce production costs and provide production efficiency

Because 3D printing is different from traditional technology, it needs to set up a production line, which greatly simplifies the production and manufacturing process, and can effectively reduce the production costs such as human and material resources; At the same time, 3D printing is simple to operate. Unlike traditional industries, which need to introduce new equipment and talents according to different needs of products when producing new products or parts, 3D printing can quickly and effectively produce various types of products, and compared with parts manufactured by traditional machines, products printed by 3D printers are even superior in performance.

The above belongs to some common advantages of 3D printing. Next, let's talk about the advantages of desktop 3D printing and industrial 3D printing.

Desktop 3D printing: no time and space restrictions

Like desktop level 3D printers, they can be easily carried and transported without time and space constraints. Rapid prototyping can be realized in the office without special factory sites. Taking STRATASYS objet30 as an example, STRATASYS objet30 can print single material parts with smooth surface, small movable parts and thin wall details directly on the desktop, and has high printing resolution. Its wide tray size also provides versatility for various consumer goods, electronic products, medical equipment, etc.

Industrial grade 3D printing: it can realize large-scale, high-precision and multi domain product printing.

The role of industrial 3D printers in product manufacturing is almost irreplaceable. It can realize many large-size and high-precision printing requirements, and meet the restoration of different hardness, accuracy and details. For example, STRATASYS' origin one3d printing can not only print unsupported complex geometry, fine features and solid cross-sections, but also produce end-use parts on a large scale using a variety of high-performance materials. The applicable materials include high corrosion resistance materials for flame smoke resistance, toxicity resistance and HDT resistance, functional strong and tough materials that need to be carried out under pressure and high load conditions, fast printing materials that need to have beautiful surfaces, fine characteristics and high accuracy, and high-resolution elastic materials that need to have excellent tear strength or rebound performance. Equivalent to a 3D printer can meet the printing needs of multiple industries.

Summary: there are many advantages of 3D printing, but according to the different principles of 3D printing technology and the different types of consumables supported, the advantages of 3D printing in specific applications are also different, and specific products need to be analyzed. However, there is no doubt that the application of 3D printing to improve the competitiveness of enterprises has gradually become a general trend in various industries. Therefore, the development and application of 3D printing technology in the future are worth looking forward to.