Why Make Use Of 3D Printing?
3D printing also known as additive manufacturing is a very versatile technology, alowing quick prototyping to get your ideas to market faster, engeneers are able to design custom parts and tools that can be as quick to hold in their hands the following day and is extreamly cost effective.
injection moulding does have it`s place in the indastry and holds its own advantages and disadvantages, 3D printing does not require tens of thousands of Rands to get a part going, you are able to print 1 or 100 000 parts without needing a mould to be manufactured and cost you thousands again to alter the design should it need to be revised. With 3D printing, parts can be altered and new models produced within the same batch of orders, this in it sef can save weeks of waiting time as well as money.
Waist reduction also saves not only the enviroment but your pocket, as 3D printing is a additive manufacturing technology, there is minimal waste due to materials being added instead of removed from the parts or items allowing for less labour intensive processes makes the process very cost efective.
keeping in mind, 3D printing is a difirent process than any other manufacturing proccess and as such, it is important to remember when designing parts, to do so for the specific proccess.
to get a part manufactured, no longer requires setting up of entire more stations and assigning multiple staff to each project, multiple projects can be manufactured at the same time in the same print farm. if your design is a multi part, multiple printers can print them at the same time, meaning no need to remove and adjust tools for each part and the completed item is ready all at once.
