What is additive manufacturing or 3D printing?
Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a transformative approach toindustrial production that enables the creation of lighter, stronger parts and systems.
AM can be of extreme importance for general industrial applications, offering high-heat resistant and lighter weight components, by using materials like titanium and nickel superalloys.AM allows complex component manufacturing in a flexible and lean supply chain.
Additive manufacturing in tooling
The use of additive manufacturing to fabricate tooling will reduce lead times and costs,it will improve functionality and enhance the ability to customize with accuracy. Tools with perfect fitting and high customisationof general industrial parts.
– Additive manufacturing systems can be used to reduce lead times for the fabrication of tooling by 40–90 percent. The fabrication of tooling using AM demands fewer labour inputs and mechanised steps; traditional manufacturing usually involves several processing steps, each requiring a human input.
– AM tooling fabrication uses digital design files rather than 2D or paper drawings; this may allow for easier translation into production.
– It offers an opportunity to reduce costs in several ways including a decrease in the amount of material lost during fabrication, improving product yield, andreducing labour inputs for creating the tooling.
– AM gives solution for manufacturing complex geometries in tooling designs that can support faster part production with fewer defects. Use of AM to fabricate tooling can support user-specific customization. This is particularly useful to the medical device and health care industries.
Additive manufacturing of embedded parts
. Frequent component shortages, significant lead times, and even instances of counterfeit components motivate the use of other methods for directly fabricating electronic components for use in Printable Circuit Boards.
Designers of electronic embedded parts and their manufacturers constantly look for supply chains with less number of assembly steps and fabrication process for the production of complex electronic components
Additive manufacturing provides the ability to produce complex geometries, enables engineers to embed sensors, chips, tags and other electronics into objects as it’s possible to model internal cavities and housing into 3D printed parts.
Conclusion
Additive manufacturing has opened a wide possibility and a cost-effective option for manufacturing of complex tooling and embedded parts. Incredible AM Pvt. Ltd. is a leading additive manufacturing company providing manufacturing solutions to various sectors of industries. Check their webpage and contact for further details regarding the process.
