3D printing is a boon to manufacturers in many different
ways. It can help reduce inventory, reduce efforts needed to move parts and
store them in inventory, reduce wait and lead times and reduce overproduction
that could result in dead stocks. 3D printing also has other benefits such as
continuous improvement of quality and removal of defects.
Prototyping
Design and simulation on computers is one thing. Producing
the actual part, however complex it may be, and then checking it for
performance, appearance and other parameters is a far better way to arrive at a
final design. Use of traditional methods like moulding can be time consuming
and expensive. 3D printing
manufacturing for prototyping is fast and helps to translate concepts
and designs into prototypes that can be studied and analyzed and then further
refined until a final prototype is arrived at. It saves time, money and effort.
In addition, the final prototype can be the basis of superior design for
moulds.
Regular manufacturing
Today there is a variety of 3D printing equipments one can
choose from. The simplest ones use materials and techniques of stereo
lithography to create items that are good enough for prototypes but not good
enough to be used as components in equipments or other assemblies. At the other
end are 3D printers that can be used in 3D
printing manufacturing, using laser sintering and engineering polymers
or even metals to product regular parts. The benefits:
- Do away with equipments and machines that are needed to create complex parts in small quantities
- Save money and efforts
- Avoid having to store inventory—3D printing can produce parts on demand. This is especially helpful when such parts are need infrequently as happens in custom purpose machines. A manufacturer of such equipments will find that his suppliers will not supply one off items and a minimum order quantity is involved. 3D printing manufacturing does away with such restrictions and saves on money locked up in dead inventory. 3D printing may be more expensive but, overall, it is better than having to buy dozen pieces that will need higher investment.
Getting the right 3D printer or service is of utmost
importance for industries that are thinking of prototyping or regular
manufacturing of components. Binashree 3D printing
manufacturing service is the perfect partner because it can offer both.
Manufacturing industries that need their own in house 3D printing facilities
can get advice on selection of the right equipment such as laser sintering 3D
printers, FDM printers, poly jet printers or metal 3D printers according to the
size of the product and its features as well as end use.
Simplest and low cost
equipments are good enough for development of prototypes whereas 3D
manufacturing of parts to be used as components in sub-assemblies would need a
better grade and more expensive 3D printer. Binashree offers excellent advice
and also supplies equipments and materials. If a manufacturing unit simply
needs a prototype developed using 3D printing technology does it using its own
facilities. It is the best one stop source for 3D printing service and
equipments.
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