What are the application fields of 3d printing?

3D printing has a wide range of applications and can be applied to industries such as medical care, education, construction, and industrial manufacturing. In order to make it easier for everyone to understand the relevant knowledge of 3D printing, Magic Box is  here to popularize science for you.


What is 3D printing?

Our common printing method is to put the paper into the printer to print what we want. We call this printing method "2D" printing.

2D printing needs to be connected to a computer, and then use 2D printer equipment to print with toner or ink. The medium here is paper.

3D printing is different. It also needs to be connected to a computer and a 3D printer, but it is not printed with toner or ink. It is based on the digital model, and various solid materials are stacked layer by layer into the 3D printer to realize the manufacturing technology.

Let me give a simple example for your understanding.

We need to print a toy. First of all, it is necessary to make the digital model of the toy in the computer, and then find the relevant physical materials and put them into the 3D printer to print them out.

According to the different objects being printed, there are different types of 3D printers. There are 3D printers for 3D printing toys, and there are 3D printers for the medical industry.


The principle of 3D printing


The principles of 3D printing are different depending on the materials used, such as metal materials (stainless steel, solder), plastic materials, food materials, etc.

The most common is the "Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)" technology. Simply put, various materials are heated by the 3D printer to melt them, and then sprayed out through the "heating nozzle" of the 3D printer.


The advantage of 3D printing


With 3D printing, many industries can quickly produce and manufacture products, thereby saving time and cost.

How to understand this?

For example, Adidas needs to produce a pair of shoes, which must require a lot of processes, and each process takes a certain amount of time and cost, but now it can be printed directly with a 3D printer, which greatly saves time and cost. Mass production. Of course, Adidas did use 3D to print out such shoes, called 4DFWD running shoes.




Based on the above knowledge, we know that 3D printing technology can be applied in all walks of life, not limited to industrial manufacturing and medical industries. It can be said that as long as there is a need for fields and industries, 3D printing technology can be involved.

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