3D Printing - A Leading Edge Technology
3D printing is a manufacturing process to fabricate physical object of materials like polymers, metals, composites, bio-materials, edibles, etc. from the object’s Computer-Aided-Design [CAD] Model i.e., its digital model. There are two types of processes 1) Additive manufacturing processes 2) Subtractive manufacturing processes In additive manufacturing process, the material is added to form a product while in subtractive manufacturing process, the material is removed in order to create an object. 3D printing comes in the category of additive manufacturing processes as it creates an object by layering method. It is possible to manufacture products with wide range of size, shape, colour, rigidity, and with variety of materials which are either in powdered or melted form. 3D printing technology: (The 3D Printing Machine Operation) Generally following steps are followed in 3D printing. I. 3D Modelling II. Slicing Operation III.