Types of 3D Printing

Discuss about the Dimensional Printing Technology in Urological Practice.

A Melbourne Australia based medium size organization is looking to take into implementation to adopt the technology which is related to 3D printing. At present, the organization is looking to handle both corporate and retails sector of the business. The concept of 3D printing can be considered a technique, which is adaptive nature, which helps in the creation of physical design of any object in a digital format. The amount of time, which would be involved in the concept of the printing depend on the size of the image and the complexity of the image (Chan et al. 2017). It can be sometimes referred at the time would also depend on the aspect of image position and the quality of the image. The process is considered to be providing detailed information relating to the product, which ultimately make use of the concept, which is related to the aspect of making thin layers, which can be considered less time consuming.

The aspect which is taken into consideration is the idea, which is applicable into the concept of the 3D printing. The different aspects, which are involved into the concept of the 3D planning, are explained in details in the report. Along with the concept the report, majorly focus on the different advantage and disadvantage which are involved into the working of the project. In the end of the report, a list of recommendation is given which directly focus on the aspect of increasing the efficiency of the system.

The concept, which is applicable to the development of 3D model, can be considered an adaptive process in the aspect of the printing technology. The focus aspect, 3D printing, is that small-scale industry can involve directly into bulk production of printing. In the concept of the technology there can be different shapes and size which are automatically created with the help of CAD (Computer Aided Design) (Chan et al. 2017). The aspect of CAD can be used in the aspect of the implementing various shape and size in various kind of software and the devices of scanning. All the details of the concept are stored in the system that mainly take into consideration the aspect which is related to the impact of the 3D technology can create different kinds of image and objects. The technology which is related to the 3D printing basically takes into consideration and approach which is additive in nature as it directly focus on the aspect of the printing of the nozzle in various kind of successive layer relating to the material like powder and plastic. In the process of object creation there are different layer which are build until the total object is created (McMenamin et al. 2014).

Uses of 3D Printing in Manufacturing

The concept of 3D printing can be achieved form number of methods for example SLS and FDM technology. Other than these there can be different types of application in which it can be implemented like the stereo lithography, digital processing of light, printers which are related to the multijet and continuous liquid production of interface. If the user uses the concept of the metal then there can be different types of techniques, which can be implemented such as the electron, beam melting, direct metal laser sintering, DLP, triple jetting technology, builders jetting (Park et al. 2015).

Fused deposition Modelling (FDM) Technology: The technology, which is related to FDM technology, can be considered as very important in the aspect of the entering into the market. The technology can be considered as most widely used and most popular technology, which is available in the market. The implementation of the process is mainly done with the aspect of different metals, which are directly extracted by the nozzle at the cross section of the 3D printing relating to the different objects.

SLS Technology:  The concept, which is applied to the technology of Laser sintering, is also known as one of the best-known 3D printing technology which mainly consist of fabrication of various type of objects. The main goal of the concept is achieved by means of melting of successive layers of powder, which is mainly used in the concept of powdering the different forms of the image. The main result of the aspect is the creation of complex and very much interlocking kind of images which are very much rich in quality. There are different forms in which is SLS technology are available which are majorly alumide material and plastic (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian, 2016).

Stereolithography (SLA):  the concept mainly consist of vat, which is considered as a curable kind of photopolymer resin. The build plates are descended in the form of small increment and the form of liquid of polymer, which mainly expose to different kinds of UV light of laser that is drawn by different sections.

Digital light processing (DLP): The concept of Digital light processing can be considered as one of the well-known types of projector of the UV laser, which is directly implemented in the concept of the curing of the photopolymer resin. The main result of the concept is that it creates a space, which is related to uncured resin, which is directly present at the bottom of the container (Park et al. 2015).

Rapid Prototyping with 3D Printing

Continuous liquid interface production: IT mainly works in the concepts of the projection of sequence, which is related to the aspect of the UV image. It can be easily be generated by means of digital light projector which is light based by help of oxygen permeable window which is nature transparent.

Manufacturing: the concept, which can be applied to the manufacturing, is the need of achieving a faster and accurate means of printing. The concepts can be directly be related to design prototype and the aspect verification and lastly testing. It would be beneficial in a way of manufacturing to easily move to the aspect of faster kind of production or processing which is based on bulk production. The aspect of 3D printing tools can be easily be applied to the aspect of the flexibility and efficiency in the floor of factory. The main advantage, which can be achieved from the concepts, is not in the field of cost effectiveness but also in the field of production tools, which can be used in various type of prototyping testing and manufacturing of low volume of small kind of parts or images (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian, 2016). It can be also applicable to the aspect of the assembly level based tool, which is mainly customized to the need, and the specification of kind type of task, which it would be implemented into. One can easily implement an environment, which is based on the concepts of leaner based manufacturing that can be directly used in a large production aspect. It can be directly used in the aspect of the quick production related to tools of printing that are needed for the speeding up of the process that is directly linked to the aspect of maunfacturing. The concept of Stratasys directly provides a platform, which is related to the manufacturing or printing from the data, which is stored in the concept of the CAD. This concepts can be very much advantage in the sector of the reducing of the time as well as the cost factor which is related to the concept of printing (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian, 2016).

Prototyping: Various organizations in recent times have adopted the aspect of 3D printing for the aspect of prototyping a large number of objects. The concept can be considered very much cost effective which mainly reduce a huge amount of time into the aspect of development of product. The concept can be considered one of the biggest strength in the sector of the market place. The concept aims at prototyping different types of product, which are very much similar to the product, which is being prototyped. The concept direct aims at the aspect of building a model, which is resistant to mechanical, thermal and have exact performance related to the models.

Low-Cost Production with 3D Printing

Dental industry: The concept of 3D printing can be considered to be playing a very vital in the aspect of the medical and science which is related to the aspect. It can be mentioned here that the 3D image or printing concept are beneficial in the aspect of creation of image, which is very much similar to the object, or area, which it is being focused upon. The technology, which is related to the medical sector, has gained immense acceleration due to the implementation of the 3D printing concept. It has directly added advantage in the sector of the working in hospitals which have implemented the concepts since they have added advantage relating to the image which is being produced in the concept.

The aspect and the working of the 3D printing can be stated one of the sector which is going importance in recent times due to the advancement in the different sectors of its implementation. The concepts of Photonic Professional can be considered one of the advantage sector, which is related to the normal working, which is related to the distribution of the different concepts, which is related to the aspect (Radenkovic, Solouk & Seifalian, 2016). There are large number of advantage and disadvantage, which are related to the concepts, which are stated below:

Manufacturing of large number of products: The technology, which is related to the 3D printing, has directly helped organization to increase the production level. The technology can be directly be implemented and helped to manufacture product according to the requirement of the customer or the need. Any shape and any size object can be recreated with the help of the technology (Chia & Wu, 2015).

Rapid prototyping: Prototyping can be considered one of the most advantage sector, which is related to the aspect of 3D printing. Exact prototyping of nay product can be easily be achieved from the concept which same functionality can be added into the product.

Low cost production: There is a myth that the concepts of 3D printing is very much expensive but it can be stated here that the concepts when compared to other printing technology it is very much cheap (Chia & Wu, 2015). The cost of the implementation in the concepts of 3D printing is the only negative aspect as it involve cost aspect related to the technology. Relating to the production quantity which and the quality of the print which is produced it can be stated that it is very much cost effective.

Creating Opportunity for Employees

Creation of opportunity for various Employees: The concepts of 3D printing needs high designer who would be involved into the designing aspect of the technology. It can be stated that it has directly opened the sector, which is related to employment of large number of people into the sector. They should be high-level people who can easily involve into the different sectors, which are related to the aspect of the printing.

Counterfeiting: one of the biggest disadvantage, which is related to the concepts, is that the technology counterfeiting features. A large number of illegal item can be made duplicate with the help of the technology and which can directly lead to the aspect of copyright issues. On the other hand, since the quality of the production being high it is very much difficult to take into consideration which product are original and which are not.

Limitation of Raw materials: the aspect, which is related to the availability, which is related to the raw material, can be considered one of the most vital factor and a major drawback in the concepts of the technology (Chia & Wu, 2015). It can be stated here that sometimes due to the unavailability of raw material the overall process that is related to the aspect are not achieved (Choi, & Kim, 2015).

Conclusion

The report directly puts focus on the aspect of technology, which is related to the aspect of 3D printing, is playing a very vital role in fresh times. It can be specified here that like the factors, which are involved into other technology, the technology, which is related to the 3D orienting also, has some sector of advantage and disadvantage. In the near future, it can be stated that the aspect, which is related to the 3D printing, would be evolving and it would be directly involving more competitive advantage into the sector.

Recommendation 1: Most of the organization who are involved into the concept of printing should be adopting the aspect of 3D printing as it is considered to very much ecofriendly technology.

Recommendation 2: The implementation of 3D printing would be directly improving the quality of life.

Recommendation 3: There should be implementation of customization into the concepts of printing which would be directly benefiting lots of customer in different areas of its access.

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