tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post4123160328723927065..comments2023-03-01T07:46:47.230-05:00Comments on Pursuit of Unorthodox Ideas: 3D Printing: Hype or New Manufacturing Revolution? SK Guptahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08212054102534056561noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-18603517623193870212013-04-06T09:27:13.093-04:002013-04-06T09:27:13.093-04:00I just came across the Filabot project the other d...I just came across the Filabot project the other day. They're developing a machine that can make filament from plastic bottles and other recyclable materials you have lying around the house. Seems perfect to pair with a 3D printer at home, since it lets you create your own low cost printing material:<br /><br />http://filabot.com/<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17725433810354718307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-47229182533655520502013-04-03T16:48:32.987-04:002013-04-03T16:48:32.987-04:00Nice post. As mentioned in the article, 3D printin...Nice post. As mentioned in the article, 3D printing or additive manufacturing is certainly not a perfect process. The prospects that the 3D printing technology brings must be viewed as complimentary to traditional manufacturing processes. For example, 3D printing can be valuable in creating the tooling for traditional process. Given the variety of 3D Printing technologies, there are tremendous opportunities for improvement in the hardware, software and material capabilities to increase the reliability of the processes. There is a lot of active research pursued in such directions. Also, there is a growing need for standards for the 3D printing technology, as we do for traditional manufacturing process. Some of the standards related work for additive manufacturing is currently being pursued under ASTM. Maheshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10291767075543138393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-49308668273313362302013-03-30T22:43:01.747-04:002013-03-30T22:43:01.747-04:00Very informative post. I think that among other th...Very informative post. I think that among other things, what the 3D printing machines require is smarter software. Bringing in AI techniques to design "optimal" support structures while building the parts, for instance, might reduce the build time significantly. Ashishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03072006160606182034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-39472014431129593492013-03-29T02:37:55.783-04:002013-03-29T02:37:55.783-04:00Thanks for this very useful info you have provided...<br />Thanks for this very useful info you have provided us. I will bookmark this for future reference and refer it to my friends. More power to your blog.<br /><a href="http://goldstarok.com" rel="nofollow">Embroidery oklahoma city</a><br /><br />Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17683929897409163119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-44293700722352156082013-03-25T21:34:06.772-04:002013-03-25T21:34:06.772-04:00As mentioned in the article, 3D printing has its c...As mentioned in the article, 3D printing has its capacities and its limitations. For example, producing the mechanical structure of a machine/robot might not be a problem for a 3D printer. However, more advances are required once it comes to more involved parts like bearings, rotor coils/windings, springs, etc. A step toward enabling 3D printing for creating more serious stuff is developing methods to control several directional properties of materials during the printing process, which I believe is currently limited (This is only based on my guess work though). Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02197477385747188966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-46335299405657697962013-03-25T10:55:33.768-04:002013-03-25T10:55:33.768-04:00There are several interesting applications of 3D p...There are several interesting applications of 3D printing. In my mind, one of the biggest advantages of the 3D printing process is that it is less dependent on the skill of the worker. This reduces technician training time (and thereby substitutes a high labor cost workforce). <br /><br />But the issue with 3D printing has been that it is still some ways to go before it graduates from a rapid "prototyping" process to a rapid "production" process. Machining still remains a process of choice for most small businesses with low to medium volume productions. Unfortunately machining is highly skill driven. Finding and keeping a good machinist has almost become a company's "trade secret"Arvind Ananthanarayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809970398434059661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7484943102107739496.post-61916295524589810732013-03-24T17:09:18.372-04:002013-03-24T17:09:18.372-04:00A very interesting article. I want to emphasize th...A very interesting article. I want to emphasize the medical application of 3-D printing. 3-D printing is suitable for bio-compatible materials and can potentially revolutionize the manufacturing of artificial limbs. Tissue Engineers are now-a-days embracing 3-D printing in manufacturing artificial meat for food industries or artificial leather for fashion industries. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628146870221633976noreply@blogger.com