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<blockquote data-quote="Hobbes" data-source="post: 2017865" data-attributes="member: 3371"><p>I don't see it as a means of mass production. That's not its purpose.</p><p></p><p>The uses of 3D printing really fall into 3 areas:</p><p></p><p>1. Prototyping and testing on a fast turnaround schedule.</p><p></p><p>2. Re-Creating one of a kind parts that haven't been produced in years or are otherwise unavailable. </p><p></p><p>3. Creating items that can't be manufactured in any other way.</p><p>If you look at that titanium jaw on the previous page that is not a solid piece of titanium.</p><p>It would be far too heavy if it was solid.</p><p></p><p>The interior of that jaw contains dozens of hexagonal honeycomb voids that make the entire jaw only slightly heavier than real bone.</p><p>Think of the hollows inside of real bone and you can see why 3d printing is the only viable way to make a practical artificial jaw.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hobbes, post: 2017865, member: 3371"] I don't see it as a means of mass production. That's not its purpose. The uses of 3D printing really fall into 3 areas: 1. Prototyping and testing on a fast turnaround schedule. 2. Re-Creating one of a kind parts that haven't been produced in years or are otherwise unavailable. 3. Creating items that can't be manufactured in any other way. If you look at that titanium jaw on the previous page that is not a solid piece of titanium. It would be far too heavy if it was solid. The interior of that jaw contains dozens of hexagonal honeycomb voids that make the entire jaw only slightly heavier than real bone. Think of the hollows inside of real bone and you can see why 3d printing is the only viable way to make a practical artificial jaw. [/QUOTE]
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