In addition to Weibo, there is also WeChat
Please pay attention
WeChat public account
Shulou
2025-01-18 Update From: SLTechnology News&Howtos shulou NAV: SLTechnology News&Howtos > Mobile Phone >
Share
Shulou(Shulou.com)05/31 Report--
For many people, 3D printing (also known as "additive manufacturing") is one of the amazing technologies that make us feel like we are really living in the future. Being able to build something as complex as a prosthetic limb or a full-function car still seems to be an inexplicable feat rather than a normal technological advance.
However, in the past few years, 3D printing has only become mainstream and cheap, but it has actually been 30 years old. In fact, since the late 1980s, industrial designers and engineers have reliably used large and expensive 3D printers to make prototype parts for airplanes and cars.
Why 3D printers are more popular today, and where will this technology go in the foreseeable future? Let's talk about its past first.
The history of 3D printing.
The first prototype of the 3D printer was developed by Dr. Hideo Kodama in 1981. He invented an innovative method of using photosensitive resin polymerized by ultraviolet light to create a three-dimensional plastic model layer by layer. However, because he did not submit the patent request in time, the first patent (SLA) for stereolithography was filed by Charles Hull only three years later in 1984. A few years later, in 1988, two other 3D printing technologies were proposed. Invented by Calderkard of the University of Texas and Scott Clemp of Strauss.
In 1992, Stratasys developed its Fusion deposition Modeling (FDM), the manufacturing technology used by most 3D printers today. With the continuous invention of new technology, the 3D printing industry is on the rise. As computer-aided design tools become more and more advanced and available, additive manufacturing is becoming more and more common.
At the beginning of the 21st century, some of the most amazing applications of 3D printing technology were dawning, such as the first prosthetic limb with 3D printing. When all patents entered the public domain in 2009, the 3D printing revolution began when dozens of pioneer companies invested in new and ambitious projects. The new method improves the efficiency, reduces the cost, and makes the technology more and more mainstream. In just six years from 2010 to 2016, 3D printing was successfully used to make full-function cars, a food printer that nourishes astronauts in space and provides extremely complex surgeries for surgeons.
The era of 3D printing that we know and imagine today has finally begun.
Prices fall with the game world.
Falling prices are one of the most important reasons why 3D printing is so popular. The basic technology has made the greatest progress, and the low-end printer is more accurate, efficient and reasonable. Similar to the case of personal computing technology or mobile devices, 3D printers are affordable to almost everyone. Although they are still a long way from ordinary household appliances such as refrigerators or televisions, many small and medium-sized enterprises can now afford them.
Mass customization allows many startups to print their own miniature models and figurines in 3D to develop new board games. To achieve other unattainable goals through crowdfunding platforms, many independent companies have developed and launched amazing ideas in the market. From traditional war games to more revolutionary projects, 3D printing has brought a new golden era to the board game world. Millions of new exquisite sculptural models, figurines and miniature models are produced and sold in large quantities every day to satisfy fans around the world.
Progress and new materials.
One of the most important advances in 3D printing is the addition of a large number of new materials that can be widely used. Printing can now be soft, plastic, flexible or very strong.
Shape memory polymers (SMP) have the ability to restore their original shape after deformation when subjected to specific stimuli such as heat or pressure. The additive can be used to print the bone, cartilage and muscle structures needed for large-scale human implants. The new pills can be printed layer by layer to manipulate the drug composition and accurately release it into the bloodstream after ingestion. 3D printing can even be used to take full advantage of the world's thinnest, strongest and most flexible material: graphene.
However, one of the biggest advances in this technology is the future of metal printing. Although it is still much more expensive than plastic printing, it has many applications (from automobiles to aerospace and medical industries, to name a few), and its price is expected to fall rapidly in the near future. (for more information about 3D printing-- and what it isn't-- note that the 3D printer is not a replicator, but these people are using it.)
A revolution in a revolution.
Because of the products that can be made with it, 3D printing is more than just a technological revolution. It has changed the traditional economies of scale of the entire manufacturing industry.
As long as you change the digital blueprint in a relatively simple software interface, you can use the same device to generate different projects. There is no need for a warehouse full of spare parts because they only exist in the cloud and can be downloaded anywhere in a few minutes.
Designs developed using 3D printers are much more complex than traditional printers, requiring less material and work, and less finishing and machining to remove rough surfaces. The finished product is lighter and easier to transport, so it is cheaper.
3D printing and nanotechnology.
Additive manufacturing is ready to be combined with another amazing technology: nanotechnology. Several companies have implemented carbon nanotubes, which enhance 3D printing of plastic objects by applying carbon nanotube ink to the filaments. As a result, the product is more powerful and flexible, but this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Some apps are amazing. In 2013, a team of American scientists developed an extremely efficient battery by using ink containing lithium ion nanoparticles. The whole battery is printed in 3D, as small as a grain of sand! Through this technology, we can foresee the production of 3D printing flexible screens and batteries, or coatings no more than one atom thick.
The future and challenges.
3D printing is undoubtedly one of the most revolutionary inventions of the last century. Although it is still in its early stages, it is destined to change in some way the way we produce and make almost everything.
From construction to health care. However, there are still some challenges that make the technology too immature to seize the world by force.
The ability to use 3D printers, or even just calibrate them, is still a very complex task that requires appropriate training and dedicated personnel. Not every company has the resources to educate its employees about the modeling interface.
Although mass production is possible, the industry is not yet ready to manage the quantities needed in most current markets, such as the car industry. 3D printing technology still needs to expand with volume to surpass traditional manufacturing. The large-scale recovery of our economy is bound to face some form of resistance.
All in all, with the reduction of costs and the expansion of availability, the use of 3D printers will continue to penetrate deeply. Incremental manufacturing will become closer every day at a time when it will be everywhere.
Welcome to subscribe "Shulou Technology Information " to get latest news, interesting things and hot topics in the IT industry, and controls the hottest and latest Internet news, technology news and IT industry trends.
Views: 257
*The comments in the above article only represent the author's personal views and do not represent the views and positions of this website. If you have more insights, please feel free to contribute and share.
Continue with the installation of the previous hadoop.First, install zookooper1. Decompress zookoope
"Every 5-10 years, there's a rare product, a really special, very unusual product that's the most un
© 2024 shulou.com SLNews company. All rights reserved.