Friday, April 15, 2016

What is 3D Printing?

It is a process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies.


Working Principle?

It is a process of joining materials to make objects from 3D model data, usually layer upon layer, as opposed to subtractive manufacturing methodologies.

Various types of 3D Printing.

There are various types of 3D Printing exits but following are the most popular among them.
  1. Selective Laser Sintering
  2. Stereolithography
  3. Fused Deposition Modelling
  4. Laminated Object Manufacturing
All are 3D printing techniques but they mainly differentiate from each other on the basis of material that has been used in it.

Selective laser sintering (SLS)

Stereolithography
Fused deposition modeling (FDM)

Laminated object manufacturing

Applications of 3D Printing?

Tooling and Patterns:
 Rapid Tooling /Injection Mold Inserts  Investment Casting Patterns/Jigs and Fixtures

Biomedical:
Scaffold Fabrication:  Stereolithography  has been used as a fabrication technique to fabricate scaffold structures.





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