In the product R&D process, prototypes making is an important element. The progress from pure manual prototype making to semi-mechanized prototype making to modern 3D printing prototype making is a microcosm of the progress of modern manufacturing technology. So what can 3D printing services help in product design process?
Producing prototypes from very complicated Design
3D printing helps product designers rapidly produce parts with very complicated structures and features which are impossible to produce by traditional manufacturing.
Reduce manufacturing cost and operating expenses
Unlike traditional manufacturing processes that create waste metal/plastic when producing each product, 3D printing only needs a single 3d printing process without changing any features of the design, which does not add extra cost or extra time to produce the final product. In addition, 3D printing does not require a centralized and fixed manufacturing workshop, it greatly simplifies the production process, also 3D printing is simple to operate, which effectively reduce manufacturing cost and labor cost. The process ultimately helps keep the fixed cost and operating cost to minimum.
High level of custom-making
One remarkable benefit from 3D printing is that it is highly customized. 3D printing no longer focuses on standard size manufacturing like conventional manufacturing processes which needs cutting tools, fixtures, machine tools or molds. 3D printing allows you easily custom print the physical products from 3D CAD graphics of any complicated shape in hours without adding manufacturing cost.
Fast manufacturing, reducing time of prototyping
3D printing services can automatically, quickly, directly and accurately convert the 3D design of any specifications into a physical model, and even directly manufacture parts, therefore effectively shortening the time of prototyping and R&D, helping the product innovator to test and launch the products faster than traditional manufacturing process.
Reducing material waste
3D printing is an additive manufacturing process creating the product by adding materials layer by layer which helps cut raw material waste during the product. And most of these waste raw materials can be recycled to create the 3D printed parts, which improves the utilization of materials and reduce material waste.
3D printing technology is developed along with precision rapid prototyping. Rapid Prototyping is the process of creating an early prototype or sample of a product to be developed. Rapid Prototyping helps the product development and ensures the best output of the end product.Rapid prototyping is one of the most widespread applications of 3D printing
Rapid Prototyping helps to improve the structural rationality and material selection of the products, which promotes the development of technology and expands the application fields of 3D printing. Here is listing more applications of 3D printing:
Architecture
3D printing technology is also widely used in the architectural design stage, using 3D printers to print out virtual 3D design architectural models, which has the characteristics of fast, environmentally friendly, low cost, and exquisite shape. 3D printing technology is also used in the construction field for full-scale building construction. It can print the entire building on site, or produce modular components in small batches for assembly.
Automotive
3D printing helps the research and development of automotive. Using 3D printing technology, concept models can be produced in hours or days. 3D printing can accurately transform the 3D design drawings of automotive parts into real prototypes, improving the efficiency of the R&D and testing the automotive.
Electronics
3D printing is widely used in the R&D of electronic products, such as mobile phones, computers, earphones, household appliances, etc. It is mainly used in the key steps of product appearance design and structural design. The electronics industry upgrades quickly, giving short time for R&D and production, and the advantage of 3D printing lies in small batch production and short-term production of new products with high level of complexity, which helps to shorten the time frame of development of new products and reduce production costs , which is of great significance to the electronic product industry.
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Both additive manufacturing and subtractive manufacturing can run through CAD (Computer Aided Design) software, and both ways of manufacturing can be highly precise and used for complex designs in a variety of industries and applications.
Additive manufacturing
The world of additive manufacturing is ruled by 3D printing which, as the name suggests, operates by printing layers of material rather than detracting from pre-existing objects, a feature known as fused deposition modeling. Repeated depositions in the same area by the machine build the final model from the bottom up. So it's called a 3D printer and actually prints each layer in 2D cross-sectional layers, which are basically stacked on top of each other until the desired design is produced. It connects materials layer-by-layer from 3D model data, usually by nozzle deposition of material, UV curing or thermal energy. Manufacturing offers four 3D printing technologies: Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Stereolithography(SLA), Selective Laser Sintering(SLS) 3D printing for creating metal and plastic single prototype parts or low volume production parts.
Subtractive manufacturing
Subtractive manufacturing starts with a piece of material, which is then cut the unnecessary material to create the desired part. CNC machines dominate the field of subtractive manufacturing and come in many forms to meet various needs. Like 3D manufacturing, CNC machining can be used on plastics and metals, but processing from their solid original form. CNC machines work in a variety of ways, they can introduce manipulating and rotating tools into stationary material held in place, or the object itself can be rotated by the machine, depending on the project. CNC machines can machine a variety of materials, from metal and plastic to wood, and come in all shapes and sizes.
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