3D Printing Revolutionizing Manufacturing Industry

 

3D Printing Revolutionizing Manufacturing Industry

Keeping in view that 3D Printing does not require conventional manufacturing know how it has a potential to revolutionize the Manufacturing Industry.

3D Printing techniques are revolutionizing the manufacturing sector due to its ability to create complex shapes. In contract to the existing conventional methodology where raw material of higher dimension is used and excessive material is removed from the raw material to get the desire shape, 3D printing techniques add layer after layer to build the desired geometry and associated geometric features.

How 3D Printing is revolutionizing manufacturing sector that can be divided into the following major points;

1. Improving Sustainability 

It has been noticed that shifting from conventional to the 3D printing assisted fabrication also improves sustainability aspects of manufacturing as well. 3D Printing has great potential to reduce the scrap and wastages involved in manufacturing process. There is also another aspect that it can help to facilitate recycling of plastic materials. 3D Printing can facilitate circularity in manufacturing and economy. 

2. Facilitating Customization 

It  has been identified that the areas where customization is needed extensively and the geometric changes are needed person to person, 3D printing process can be very useful and effective process. Examples of such processes are dental and biomedical implants, sportswear, and prosthetics etc.

3. Enabling Digitalization 

3D Printing is also referred as an important enabler for industry 4.0. It facilitates that all players can contribute in the  design and manufacturing phases resulting in better and well informed designed product. Here the idea is that it facilitates the collaboration between different entities of an enterprise enabling the digitalization of different functions.