3D Printing Leads the Way in Medical Breakthroughs
3D printing has evolved from science fiction to science fact and has led to an exciting and rapidly expanding market. The process enables engineers to check the fit of different parts long before they commit to costly production. Further examples include allowing architects to produce relatively low-cost scale models for their clients and, perhaps most excitingly, allows medical professionals and related technical developers to handle full-size, 3D objects printed from scanned data. Indeed, there are even companies now producing replacement body parts! The continually increasing industry applications include products for automobiles, trainers, jewellery, plastic toys, coffee makers and all sorts of plastic bottles, packaging and containers. This also includes dental labs, who are using 3D printers to create crowns, bridges and temporaries such as night guards There are also a wide range of educational uses. A typical 3D printer is very much like an inkjet p...