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3D printing or additive manufacturing is the construction of a three-dimensional object from a CAD model or a digital 3D model. It can be done in a variety of processes in which material is deposited, joined or solidified under computer control, with material being added together (such as plastics, liquids or powder grains being fused), typically layer by layer.

In the 1980s, 3D printing techniques were considered suitable only for the production of functional or aesthetic prototypes, and a more appropriate term for it at the time was rapid prototyping. As of 2019, the precision, repeatability, and material range of 3D printing have increased to the point that some 3D printing processes are considered viable as an industrial-production technology, whereby the term additive manufacturing can be used synonymously with 3D printing. One of the key advantages of 3D printing[ is the ability to produce very complex shapes or geometries that would be otherwise infeasible to construct by hand, including hollow parts or parts with internal truss structures to reduce weight. Fused deposition modelling (FDM), which uses a continuous filament of a thermoplastic material, is the most common 3D printing process in use as of 2020.

APPLICATION AREAS & BUSINESS BENEFITS OF 3D PRINTING:

• Flexible designing work flow. 3D Printing allows designers, inventors and innovators to design and manufacture complex designs.
• Small batch production of parts with variety of material.
• Cost savings for trial and error before manufacturing molds and dies.
• Dimensional, physical and visual inspection before production.
• Cost effective and minimum waste of materials and resources.