3D Printing In Product Design
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Why do we need 3D Printing in Product Design?
Product design contains a lot of experimentation. To turn an idea into a product, you have to create a prototype, understand its flaws and improve on them. With 3D printing, this process can begin much earlier.
What can you achieve with 3D Printing?
With 3D printing you can export your CAD file to the printing software, select the type of material you want to use, add support material where necessary and click print. You can then watch as your part is built up layer by layer.
Why 3D printing over conventional manufacturing?
3D printing is not just for producing jigs, tools and bespoke items in industry, it can also remove the need for outsourcing during product development and allows for
designs to be tested, amended and re-tested within days rather than weeks. It is possible to 3D print designs with complex or moving parts, impossible to manufacture conventionally
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Ideal For Product Design
Formlabs Fuse 1+30W
High-quality Benchtop industrial SLS 3D Printer for nylon powder printing without supports
Bambu Lab X1 Carbon Combo
From robust prototypes to intricate designs, the X1 Carbon Combo empowers you to bring your ideas to life.
Builder Extreme 1000 PRO
Smallest footprint in the Builder Extreme industrial FFF 3D Printer range
Formlabs
Fuse 1+30W
High-quality Benchtop industrial SLS 3D Printer for nylon powder printing without supports
Bambu Lab X1 Carbon Combo
From robust prototypes to intricate designs, the X1 Carbon Combo empowers your designs.
Builder Extreme 1000 PRO
Smallest footprint in the Builder Extreme industrial FFF 3D Printer range
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