3D Printing and its Contribution to Prototyping Process

在早期阶段的成型过程允许一些错误的发生,在完美的产品中，这样的过程是必须经历的。它带来一定的效率,节省了企业大量的时间和预算,尤其是在严格的时间表或预算有限的情况下。

Abstract

Producing any product can be a long, complex and expensive process involving lots of trials and errors. The process includes designing, drawing, testing, changing, correcting, redesigning etc. A lot of work has to go into perfecting any part before mass producing it. This is where prototyping can contribute a great deal. By fabricating, machining or producing a prototype one can create a preliminary model, test and evaluate it and make the necessary changes and modifications to it, all prior to launching production. Prototyping is critical for verification of the product design and its assembly.

The prototyping process allows for the discovery of errors in early stages, so that redesign can take place in order to perfect the product. It brings efficiency to the process and saves companies a great deal of time and budget, especially in cases where rigid timeline or limited budget are involved.

Introduction

Many companies nowadays are turning to 3D printing which is a great solution for producing the prototype, especially in instances where the prototyping model needs to be very precise or customized to accurate details. 3D printing technology, also known as additive manufacturing, has become more and more popular in recent years. The parts built in the 3D printer are created directly from the design file. This means that you can avoid time and cost of tooling, and also able to change the designs digitally and create updated prototypes in less time, helping move to the production and manufacturing process faster. In addition, the 3D printer can use multiple materials at the same time to produce the prototype.

When creating the part with the 3D printer you can actually see the model or prototype, touch and inspect it. What you have in your hands is a physical sample of your end-product. You can create it from same or similar materials to the finished product. You then also have the ability to test your product under demanding requirements and conditions, such as withstanding wind, heat, water, coatings, paints etc. The testing phase is crucial, so that you can make the necessary tweaking and improvements of the product as needed, ensuring that what you have is a quality product. You cannot do that if all you have is a CAD design on your computer, and it is hard to visualize it even if you are using 3D files. 

In recent years 3D printers have become faster, easier to use and handle multiple materials at the same time, thus more popular. They can be used to create prototypes in endless types of industries, including industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, defense, pharmaceutical, medical, dental and health care, sports, art, architecture, hobby models, consumer goods and electronics and many more. Not only 3D printing is financially and time-wise beneficial, but its production process introduces a more ecological way of creating the product – Not a lot of scrap material which needs to be recycled is involved. In fact, the future of product development and manufacturing now lies in the hands of those revolutionized high-technology printers.(paper代写)

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