It

otherwise
known
as
additive
manufacturing and it is the process by
which three-dimensional solid objects
are made from a digital file. It is
through this process that 3D objects are
printed by 3D printer. In simple terms,
3D printing is the process by which
layers of materials are successively
deposited into a powder bed with inkjet
printer head. The process of developing
3D material has a broad range of uses
across different fields.

It is applied in metal casting, geospatial, health

care, prototyping/CAD, designs visualization
and in the entertainment industry. The addictive
manufacturing process is predicted to be one of
the new inventions that have a high potential
for changing objects from how they are known
today. In facts its advocates predict that how
business is done is likely to be changed by this
technological advancement. The reason behind
this, they say is because the consumers will do
much of the manufacturing themselves instead
of buying from other people.

How does the 3d printing works

The addictive manufacturing process

starts with the making of a virtual design
usually in a Computer Aided Design file
also referred to as CAD of the solid
object that need to be created. CAD file
can be made by use of 3D scanner or a
3D modeling program.

A 3D modeling program is used when the

object to be created is totally new while a 3D
Scanner is used when there is a need of
producing a copy of an original object. After
the virtual design of an object has been made,
the 3D modeling program slices the final
objects into numerous layers. The next step is
uploading the model formed by a 3D printer
which now creates the new objects by bringing
the various layers of materials together such
that there is no sign of the layer is visible. This
process results in a three-dimensional objects.

What are
printing

the methods used in

3D

Additive
manufacturing
makes
use
of
numerous methods and technologies when
creating a three-dimensional objects. The
difference in the several methods is in on how
each method builds the successive layers when
creating the object. Some of the most common
methods are SLS, which stands for Selective
laser sintering and the FDM which stands for
fused deposition modeling. Stereolithography
(SLA) is the 3D printing process where the
liquid material laid is cured by the use of
different technologies.

SLS method makes use of a high power laser to

bring together tiny particles of metals, glass
powders, plastic or ceramic into a model that
has a three-dimensional shapes of the desired
object. The high power laser selectively brings
together the different materials that are in
powder form by scanning each layer that is
generated by the 3D modeling program onto
the powder bed surface. The scanning reduces
the powder beds layer by one layer thickness.
The process of adding a new layer on the
powder bed and reducing the powder bed by
one layer continues until the desired object is
created.

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