{"id":7509,"date":"2020-06-05T08:26:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T08:26:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/?p=7509"},"modified":"2024-12-04T15:56:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T15:56:27","slug":"6-things-you-didnt-know-about-3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/6-things-you-didnt-know-about-3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Things You Didn&#8217;t Know About 3D Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3d-printer-3308168_640-300x169.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3d-printer-3308168_640-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/monroeengineering.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/3d-printer-3308168_640.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>By now, you&#8217;ve probably heard of 3D printing. It&#8217;s become an increasingly popular manufacturing process that&#8217;s used in both commercial and consumer applications. 3D printing is designed to build objects by depositing layers of material onto a printing bed. However, there are probably some things you don&#8217;t know about this manufacturing process and how it works.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#1) Proposed During the 1970s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>While 3D printing took off during the 1990s, it was originally proposed several decades earlier in the New Scientist technology journal. In this article, David Edward Hugh Jones described how a printing machine could build objects from a computer-generated model file.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#2) Multiple Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some 3D printers are able to build objects using multiple materials. Known as multi-material 3D printers, they overcome the limitations of their single-material counterpart. If a manufacturing company needs to build an object using two or more materials, a multi-material 3D printer can work. Each of the materials is designated for a pixel element within the object, which the multi-material 3D printer carries out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#3) 3D Scanners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most 3D printers work in conjunction with computer-aided design (CAD) software, which is used to design the object model. Others, however, work in conjunction with a 3D scanner. 3D scanners open the doors to a new world of 3D printing applications by allowing users to take photos of real-world objects for printing. Rather than designing an object model in CAD software, a user can simply take a photo of a product he or she wants to reproduce, after which the photo can be scanned using a 3D scanner.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#4) Pen-Style 3D Printers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you think of 3D printers, you probably envision conventional-sized 3D printers that resemble a large paper-based printer. With that said, 3D printers are available in a variety of sizes. Some, in fact, are as small as a pen. These pen-style 3D printers aren&#8217;t particularly useful in the manufacturing industry, but they&#8217;ve become a popular choice among hobbyists, many of whom enjoy the convenience of being able to build objects using nothing more than a pen.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#5) Highly Efficient<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike other manufacturing processes, 3D printing is highly efficient. Since it builds objects layer by layer, it produces little or no waste. 3D printers only release material where it&#8217;s needed. As a result, there&#8217;s virtually no waste produced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#6) FFF Is the Most Popular Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Although there are many different 3D printing methods available, none are more popular than fused filament fabrication (FFF). According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/560304\/worldwide-survey-3d-printing-top-technologies\/\">one survey<\/a>, it&#8217;s used by 99% of respondents. FFF is a 3D printing method that uses a thermoplastic or polymer filament to build objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you have a prototype that has been stuck in your head? 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