How 3d Printing Revolutionized Manufacturing

By Author: Dev Joshi
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3D printing has been gaining a lot of attention lately. Chances are that if you are in the manufacturing sector, you may have already heard of it. Ever since its infancy, 3D printing has been making it much easier, faster and cheaper to produce parts than any traditional process. And as technology keeps improving, 3D printing will eventually take over the entire manufacturing sector with entire products and equipment being 3D printed. In fact, 3D printing in Ahmedabad and across India is very popular these days. The3D printer produces the finished design by layering the material together, by printing each layer individually. This finished part is then smoothened out and the ‘extras’ are removed by filing or sanding. This can then be painted or coated and then shipped. If you wish to learn more, here are some ways in which 3D printing is revolutionizing the manufacturing sector.

Real Rapid Prototyping

Rapid Prototyping was a process that was thought to be quick since the prototype of the part could be shipped off within a week. This, in reality, ...
... is not rapid, rather quite a slow procedure. With 3D printing, you can produce the prototype, furnish it and ship it in a day. This will help your clients immediately approve the prototype or request changes. And even if they need changes, it won’t be a big loss to your firm as it would have been with traditional manufacturing techniques. You can just make the requested changes to the 3D model and then print and send it. This will give you a superior edge over all your competition in terms of deadlines.

Extreme Customization

Customization is a problem when manufacturing large scale parts, after all, each part cannot be individually customized. But now with 3D printing, this is no longer a problem. Each and every part can be customized to extreme precision. In fact, this is such an accurate method that medical institutions now print out knees for replacement by scanning the patient’s knee. You can contact any good 3D printing company in India and request them for a custom shipping of your parts.

On-Demand Inventory

Managing an inventory is an annoying part of the manufacturing sector. It gets expensive and quite often, things get stolen. Instead with 3D printing, you can print out the part you need when you need it and you will never have to maintain a physical inventory again.
As you can see, 3D printing has truly revolutionized manufacturing and has made it possible to get a custom shipment of your parts within a day. This has also impacted other sectors such as medicine, technology, and art.