3D
printers for the manufacturing market are classified by four segments. The
major segment, for producing usable parts, is Additive MANUFACTURING. The
Auxiliary segment is for parts that support an industrial process like
investment casting or sand casting and Prototype and entry level are for Individual
parts with limited functionality.
For
mass production (shot series), the only technology available today is powder
bed. SLS for plastic and SLA and EBM for
metal. No other technology can match powder when it come to the number of parts
per job, the quality and the mechanical properties of the printed parts.
The next map describe some of the limitation when bring the 3D printing technology to the demanding manufacturing market.
The
best way to success with 3D printing is to adjust the design to the
technology and to find the unique leverage that additive manufacturing
can give over the traditional technologies for each project.
Polymers are the most common material when it come to 3D printing but, the selection between types of polymers is very limited.
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