3D printing is on course to change manufacturing forever, among other sectors like healthcare, defense, education and construction to name a few.
Better detail, more efficient use of materials resulting in less waste, effortless modelling are just some of the advantages that make 3D printing a fitting alternative to current manufacturing practices.Adoption of 3D printing on a wide scale across the industrial and domestic spectrum however, has been fueled largely by three major technologies.
This done layer by layer until the model acquires the desired shape, following which the layers are fused together.
A wide range of plastics, metals and composites can be used to print objects using FDM, making it the most widely adopted 3D printing technology today.Stereolithography was one of the first 3D printing technologies to be used.
Invented in the 1980s, Stereolithograhy (SLA) produces parts with high resolution, smooth surface finish and accuracy.
SLA uses a technique known as âphoto-polymerizationâ to print 3D models.