3d printing will move the cheese of the traditional manufacturing industry in the United States

This is not easy to conclude at present, because 3D printing technology is still immature in development, and the consumption of materials is very limited, coupled with a variety of technical problems and challenges, so that 3D printing technology has not yet reached that level.

The status quo of 3D printing industry development in the U.S.

As early as the 1980s, the technical prototype of 3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, has already appeared, but due to technical bottlenecks, 3D printing technology has never been able to meet the demand for large-scale commercial production.2011, Jeremy Rifkin relaunched his new book, "The Third Industrial Revolution", which not only allows readers around the globe to reacquaint themselves with the In 2011, Jeremy Rifkin re-launched his new book "The Third Industrial Revolution", which not only reacquainted readers worldwide with the development prospects of 3D printing technology, but also pushed 3D printing to the height of the economic development strategy. 2012, U.S. President Barack Obama announced that the federal government spent $30 million in Youngstown, Ohio, to build a new National Institute for Manufacturing Innovation, namely, the 3D Printing Laboratory and Training Center, which is designed to promote the application of new 3D printing technology in the United States. The Obama administration views 3D printing technology as a key strategic industry that will disrupt traditional manufacturing, completely change the way most products are designed and produced, and become a must-have area for future emerging industries.

In recent years, the U.S. private sector and the defense industry on the research and development of 3D printing technology and practice can be described as booming, and has achieved remarkable results. According to media reports, more and more companies in the United States, such as General Electric, Boeing, Nike, Ford Motor, Hershey's Chocolate, etc., are trying to manufacture new products, improve old products and optimize production lines through 3D printing technology, trying to promote the transformation of the results of this technology to the mainstream market. As an early practitioner of 3D printing technology, Boeing has used the technology to manufacture more than 20,000 parts for 10 military and commercial airplanes. Thirty parts on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, such as ventilation ducts inside the plane, were produced by 3D printers, setting a record in the history of airplane manufacturing. Boeing also used 3D printers from 3D printing company Sith (Stratasys) to produce the entire cabin. In addition to 3D printing technology for their own production practices, Boeing also funded the University of Nottingham and the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom additive manufacturing research program, which is specifically for the aviation industry 3D printing technology research and development. According to U.S. media reports, the U.S. military is planning to use 3D printing technology to manufacture more lethal warheads. A recent issue of the U.S. "Weapons Technology" magazine focused on 3D printing, said the U.S. Army is considering the development of new warheads. U.S. Army Armaments Research, Development and Engineering Center materials engineer James Sunino told the magazine reporter, the U.S. Army's warhead designers are trying to use 3D printing technology to design more accurate warheads to kill.