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What advances in 3D printing can we expect in the near future? – 3D printing trends 2016-20
Our claim as a 3D printing service is of course to offer you 3D prints of the highest quality and at the lowest possible prices. In order to meet this requirement better and better, we at 3D Activation keep ourselves regularly informed about forthcoming and expected innovations from the world of rapid prototyping. After all, we want to be among the first 3D printing service providers to let their customers participate in the advances in 3D printing technologies.
The first thing that strikes you is how confusing the multitude of theories on the subject of 3D printing trends are. There are currently more than 50 different 3D printing projects running on the two well-known crowdfunding platforms Kickstarter and IndieGoGo, each of which is based on different trends.
We have tried to bring order to the chaos and have selected the 5 trends that we believe will define the development of 3D printing in 2020.
1.) Emergence and dissemination of new materials
Titanium, steel and gold are already being printed today, with the metal printing processes being constantly optimized, especially in the area of precious metals, which should make them more widespread.
2.) Better 3D printers
It is also clearly foreseeable that the efficiency the 3D printer will increase significantly in the near future. In concrete terms, this means that 3D printers will print faster, with even better quality and with larger installation spaces. An important development in this context is certainly 3D printing of houses.
An important improvement will also be that the printers will be able to print smooth surfaces in even higher resolution.
3.) Cheaper 3D printers
Another important development in the field of 3D printers themselves will clearly be that their prices will continue to drop significantly. The introduction of almost every technical innovation (from cars to CD players to mobile phones) went hand in hand with this development, which has also been clearly evident in the field of 3D printers since 2011 at the latest.
4.) Easier 3D modeling
It is also foreseeable that 3D modeling will be much easier to use thanks to numerous apps and plugins and will therefore be accessible to many more people than before. Until now, the design of 3D models was mainly reserved for professional graphic designers due to the complex handling of the available CAD programs.
5.) More areas of application for 3D printing
We will see that 3D printing technology will revolutionize other areas of production. This is particularly true for the areas of architecture (3D printing of houses) and medicine, where bioprinting should enable the production of donor organs as soon as possible.
Whatever the exact development, 3D Activation will keep you updated. So stay with us and visit our website to learn more about our materials, technologies and services.
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