The Endless Possibilities of 3D Printing

Why go to stores and spend lots of money buying toys, jewelry, cups and many other plastic utilities when you can only press one button and print them out for yourself. This futuristic idea is not only innovating the scientific and technological world, but it is also innovating modern day households. The possibilities of 3D printing are extremely captivating, making this one of the most exciting innovations in recent times. 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, makes three-dimensional solid objects from a digital model or command. To picture how this process works, 3D printers use an additive process, where adding layers of a successive material creates an object. Traditional machines, however, uses a subtractive process by cutting or removing a specific material to shape the desired object. This mean of production can be known as a “democratization” of manufacturing since it promises a huge potential for creativity to let loose, offering a realistic possibility for everyone to produce almost any type of object. With over one-hundred different materials a 3D printer can print in, the possibilities of this new type of technology are marveling. For this reason, this new technological revolution demonstrates great potential because we will be able to use it as a household level of production, it will foster economic growth and it will be of great interest to the public.

The idea of creating and printing customized items for ones home, is no longer one found in a science fiction novel. The household level of production brought by 3D printers is a perfect example of the new technologies range of applications and its enormous innovation potential. Picture it this way; you have been looking for the perfect lampshade that ...

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3D printers prove to be a new technological revolution that demonstrates great potential because we will be able to use it as a household level of production, it will foster economic growth and it will greatly interest the public. The introduction of these new printers will revolutionize the way in which we view technology, manufacturing, labor, production efficiency and even transportation. If we think about the potential of printing over raw materials, like metals, then building projects and even homes will be done at a higher efficiency and speed. As this type of technology becomes fast, cheap and more sophisticated, it will greatly impact industries, the global economy and even our households. The last ten years of technological advances have been captivating, but with this new innovation, who knows how thrilling our future will be.