12 Sep 3D Printing industrial innovation: 20 cases of use (2/2)
We continue with the list of the 20 cases of use of 3D printing in innovative industry. If you lost our last entry, check it to know the first ten cases we exposed.
- Education
Technical careers could be modernized by producing replicas or visual models. This can be applied to several education areas like engineering or medicine. Thus, students get engaged with the experience and could improve their understanding and results.
- Prosthetics
3D printing cost reduction and ability to customize are some of the more important features when considering this application area. Prosthetics can be adapted to the patient anatomy, ensuring comfort by fitting the design. Material innovation in 3D printing also allows to make it long-lasting and lighter than a traditional prosthetic.
- Toys
The make-it-yourself paradigm can be also applied to this field. Parents will be able to print their own toys for their children, so commercialization will be more model-based than product-based retail. Co-creation and customization are values that will be imperative in this industry.
- Cultural Preservation
The main innovation in this field is the opportunity of sharing knowledge by sharing digital in-depth models to print replicas that could be studied by researcher and exposed to the public, preserving originals from damages.
- Agriculture
The large number of different materials allowed in 3D printing makes possible to print small parts of farming equipment in order to replace broken pieces. This is a solution for a more self-sufficient work in isolated areas and allows a quick response when time is money.
- Space Tech
This industry benefits from the lighter equipment produced by 3D printing, prototyping, and the chance to print spare parts in the space. Thus, this will be one of the most important industries applying this technology.
- Automotive
This is one of the pioneers applying 3D printing in the manufacture of spare parts. Nevertheless, nowadays it’s possible to print the most of the pieces with stronger and lighter results and saving money when prototyping and testing new models.
- Drones
In this industry the drone can be entirely printed by consumers, just like small pieces when need replacing.
- Furniture
3D printing allows to test new designs and materials at lower prices and saving time. It is also remarkable that furniture can be more lightweight when printed, so manufacturing will be among its applications.
- Regenerative Medicine
This will be one of the most powerful application of 3D printing: to print 3D organs made of new materials and even bioprinted material for humans to replace damned organs, customized and perfectly matching with the patient.
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