3D Printing

It is believed that 3D printing can revolutionize the future of development in science, nature and

technology with its ample practical utilizations. From the production of goods to the medical

supplies and coral reefs, 3D printing has set a route to a prospering future in every subsidiary of

technical knowledge.

The reason why 3D printing is believed to be the ‘future’ of science industry is because of its

ability to assist in associating the underprivileged class with the necessary products of daily

requirements. With the objective for the transformation of the development sector, this emerging

headway has to be bestowed to the stakeholders who work for evolution within societies. (Bhatia,

2018)

We’ve observed that the 3D printing technology took its first breaths back in 1980s, but the major

lift was observed since the last decade where both cost and accessibility have been improved in

the case of its utility. This is evident from a report back in 2014 which stated that the 3D printing

industry grew by 35.2 percent in that fiscal year with an overall crossing of the $4 billion mark in

assets. (McCue, 2015)

The perception of development has not only been succinct to curriculum and experimentation, 3D

printing has grown interest in companies which influenced them towards collaboration and

corroboration in certain projects related to the field. These companies have developed a very

appealing framework while working for 3D printing: developing a mixture of both the traditional

and super high-tech innovation from 3D modeling. This has not only caused a major shift within

the product quality and efficiency but has promoted a shift in the business dynamics too. (O'Neal,

2016)
Extending our view over the use of 3D printing, we propagate to discuss several methods that are

adopted in 3D printing and discuss the efficiency and effectiveness that is brought with the

adoption of the type. Various 3D technologies come with a variety of functions. The ASTM

Standards F2792 helped us categorize 3D printing types to seven major groups. (F2792-12a, 2012)

Binder jetting is observed as a very progressive method of 3D printing which uses a liquid binding

agent as an adhesive material in joining powdered particles together. This process can be a practical

implementation in having a metal, polymer or a ceramic printed. It presents a straightforward,

cheap and fast process that can be a driving force towards a cheaper development of products

which will directly benefit the industrial and consumer sector around the globe.

Direct energy deposition, another method of 3D printing, is a method generally used for repairing

and adding on material on existing samples. This can promote an overall improved quality of the

material. Laser deposition is an emerging branch of this 3D printing procedure that has grasped

alluring attention of the tooling, aerospace and oil and gas sectors for the reliability it offers. It

should be noticed how deeply the technology of 3D printing has been integrating into the industrial

and commercial sector. (Syed, et al., 2017)

3D printing has come into more acceptances with the diverse ranges of procedures it has to offer

to different categories. From materials extrusion where it enhances the fused deposition procedures

with layer-to-layer networking to processes like material jetting and power bed fusion, it promotes

an accurate, faster and consistent finishing of products that are printed with the use of this

technology. Sheet lamination and vat photo polymerization are similar techniques that use bonding

and laser for producing materials with low cost of fabrication with decreased functioning time.

Conclusively speaking, 3D printing can be utilized in the production of any kind of component,
complying with the constraints of the materials it can use. (VikayavenkataramaN, Jerry, & Wen,

2017)

Over the cause of printing prototypes in 3D printing, its trait of allowing product developers to

bring change within the designs by using the software allows a significant reduction in the

development costs along with shortened turnover times. (Shakor, Nejadi, Paul, & Malek, 2019)

Over the years, 3D printing not only has shown development in its techniques but delivered

amelioration in materials. The newer choice of materials has been more robust, which over use in

several processes has demonstrated production of the required assemblies in a single go. This has

led companies like Boeing and Ford promote investment in the technology involving 3D printing.

(Partners, 2018)

Medical 3D printing is another thriving area that has and aims to help doctors in the procedures of

diagnosis of diseases, therapeutic planning and treatment of the patients. It has been observed that

3D printing is getting onto the mainstream of medicinal practices. 3D bio printed airway splints is

a very susceptible example of demonstrating the medicinal advancements in 3D printing. (Mardis,

2018)

Expanding our analytical approach to 3D printing and the benefits it preserves to the community,

we find 3D printing to be a more considerable remedy to the issues pertaining to hunger and

homelessness amongst our masses.

It is believed that through customized production of nutritious food, synthesized layer by layer

with the help of powders and oils, the Nation’s population deprived to food can now be effectively

and efficiently provided with their daily necessities. These products are believed to be more

transportable and lasting. 3D printing is also focused on finding solutions to homelessness, where
it has revolutionized home construction by delivering more competitiveness and efficiency within

the system. It is stated in a report that 3D printing can be utilized in ‘printing’ a house in less than

24 hours! (Rosenthal, 2018)

3D printing is an emerging technology, which is expected to be readily available in the market in

the coming decade. With a more constructive introduction to the technology to the market, its

prices will be readily decreased. It is detected that industries and individuals are focused on

incorporating 3D printing into their manufacturing and services, due to its expanding availability

of materials. Durable goods and products are what makes a certain technology appealing; 3D

printing has gained advantage over most other technological advancement for its cost and time-

effective processes.
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