Despite the excitement surrounding 3D printing, there are some things to be cautious about.
Experts believe that safety and reliability standards will be needed for products that are easily manufactured. It is likely that technical education and training will be affected. Before 3D printing becomes a mainstream technology, it will be necessary to resolve legal issues such as ownership, trademarks, copyrights, patent protection, trademarks, and copyrights.
The 3D printer has been a boon for American and international businesses. “maker movement,”An increasing number people are able to use technology in their daily lives.
Business is everything 3D printersThese are used by dental labs to make custom-made crowns in less time and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center for the fabrication of a new type if fuel injectors. Future industrial applications include food manufacturing and printing human bone and tissue.
Additionally, 3D printers are appearing in garages and basements of American households as do-it yourself communities embrace the powerful tool to create everything from model trains and translucent pieces of chess to circuitry and musical instrument.
Three-dimensional printers create products by following computer instructions and stacking materials (plastic, metal, or any other substance) into layers. Computer-based models, on the other hand, are used in traditional design and manufacturing. They can then be adapted for machining.
“Among the many advantages of 3D printing is the capability of the system to print on demand when an object is needed,”Hod Lipson is co-author of the book (with Melba Curman). “Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing,”The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) recently hosted a special session on advanced manufacturing.
The majority of 3D printers for consumers on the market today are “selective deposition”Types that spray, squeeze, or spray liquid, paste, or powdered material through anozzle. These models are found in many homes today.
ASME held the 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress to bring together the manufacturing community. Experts agreed that 3D printers will have a bright future. For more information, please visit www.asme.org.
