What are the advantages of 3D printing over traditional manufacturing?

No need for assembly, unlimited design space, no space occupation, reduced waste by-products and unlimited material combination. The above five points are the advantages of 3D printing over traditional manufacturing.

1, no assembly: integrated 3D printing. Traditional mass production is based on a production line and needs manual assembly. The more parts a product has, the more time and labor costs it takes. But 3D printing is different. The process of 3D printing is integrated and does not need to be assembled. Omitting assembly shortens the supply chain.

2. Unlimited design space: traditional wood lathes can only manufacture circular objects, rolling mills can only process parts assembled with milling cutters, and molding machines can only manufacture die-casting shapes. But now, 3D printers can break through these limitations, open up a huge design space, and even make shapes that may only exist in nature at present.

3. No space occupation: In terms of manufacturing space, 3D printers are more capable than traditional manufacturing machines. For example, an injection molding machine can only make something smaller than itself, while a 3D printer can print something as big as a printing table. After debugging the 3D printer, the printing equipment can move freely.

4. Reduce waste by-products: The waste of raw materials is often a big expense for enterprises. The waste of traditional metal processing is amazing, and 90% of metal raw materials are discarded in the factory workshop. Compared with traditional manufacturing, 3D printers waste very little in manufacturing metal objects.

5. Unlimited combination of materials: The combination of different materials is a challenge to traditional manufacturing, because traditional manufacturing machines cannot easily mix a variety of raw materials during cutting or molding. With the development of 3D printing technology and the increase of consumables, different raw materials can be blended for printing.