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3D Gacting : The Benefits Of 3D Printing

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Introduction When you think of printing, you probably think of printing out some words on a piece of paper or making copies to print out. It does not come to mind to think of being able to print something in 3D. Imagine if there was a way to print objects in 3D and with a simple press of one button, you could print them out. This idea may seem futuristic, but it is becoming a reality. With today’s technological and scientific advances, the possibilities of 3D printing is not only happening but it is also being designed so that it reduces economic costs.
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Before the costs of 3D printers have been too expensive to be realistic for manufacturing, but recently there has been several models of prototypes. The prototypes are great …show more content…

The majority of the prints were completed at 15% fill of less. It found that distributed manufacturing would have less of an environmental impact compared to conventional for the majority of the prints. That is because producing prints with less than 79% fill is easier to achieve by using a 3D printer. When it came to the emissions, the wood block had the lowest emissions out of all the cases because it was not only handmade, but also renewable. To make the block plastic using 3D printing, the fill would have to be 0 to 5%. The block used in the experiment was made with thermoplastic aliphatic polyester which is renewable and biodegradable which means it is not only excellent when it comes to being good for the environment, but also when it comes to potentially making other toys or household goods. The results for the watering spout determined that if you could reduce raw materials from production and replace the object with a postconsumer object that would not need any extra processing, the negative environmental impact would decrease when the product was finished. During the experiment the emission values were higher. To make a full watering can and not just a spout, the conventional method would need to use 6.5 or 7.5 times more energy than the 3D printing model depending on the type of plastic. The results for the citrus juicer determined that juicers made with plastic at 15% fill and conventional electricity decreased

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