It would be wise if you will consider thinking on what are the best procedures and tools when you are planning to finish up a design when you have plans in creating a prototype. The primary procedures if you ever want to create prototypes is by using subtractive manufacturing, injection molding as well as additive manufacturing or 3D printing.
You should at least consider understanding first what are the difference between the three methods so you could choose well which technology would be suitable for your project as well as know if 3D printing is an ideal option for you to take.
If you will however use 3D printing technology, you will be able to get different benefits. Some of these benefits would be:
Fast Production Procedures
When you have faster design and prototype production, you will get more time to iterate the prototype and be able to find product market that will fit well with you than competitors. Also, 3D printing production will only take several hours. Testing out the ideas and designs with the conventional manufacturing procedures just takes days or weeks.
Easier Access
3D printing actually have been around already for decades, but it just took off back in 2010. With the introduction of 3D printing, it also opened the doors of easy to use software and hardware for consumers because there are more and more competition today. Another benefit of it is that it’s much easier for you to learn on such technology and that you could use this immediately only in just a matter of days for production.
Quality is Better
On a traditional manufacturing method, it could potentially result with poor designs, which gives you poor quality of prototypes. But in 3D printing, this will be able to allow you to do a step-by-step assembly of your object that will give you guarantees on enhanced designs and leads to better quality of objects.
Is Cost-effective
Labor costs plays a crucial role to know how much money is going to spent for the development of your prototype. With the traditional prototype method, you will include the production process as well as the injection mold and it could become more costly because you will need people to work for it. The labor costs also are high with conventional subtractive manufacturing procedures. What’s more is that you will need experienced machine operators who are in charged with the production process. There’s also the need to pay the laborers and the need of using expensive machinery, which you could avoid with 3D printing because you will just use one person who will do the command.
Customization and Creative Designs
Through 3D printing, you will have more personalization as well, which actually is simpler for one to deal with the requests of customers. The thing that will only limit you is with your imagination.
3D printing also can help you to make the concepts reality on a way that’s a lot faster.