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  Fig 1: Flowchart of
different raw materials to produce a single object.”
Suddenly, I recalled a news report by RT, an international news agency, asserting 3DP being a phenomena bigger than internet in the future, since 3DP held great promise in applications across different fields such as history, biology, archaeology, medical science, and architecture.
Many compelling cases can
be cited to validate the above
claim. There was an encased
fossil in Sao Paulo, Brazil,
that was scanned and a fossil
replica was 3D printed without
touching or moving the fossil!
There are ongoing efforts to 3D
print human organs for organ
transplant, which would lower
costs of this procedure and
eliminate instances of illegal organ supply! There was also a case where a man’s tumour beneath the skin on his left side of the face was removed and a full face 3D printed prosthetic face was surgically transplanted! Thus 3DP as a technology can be used in different fields to improvethequalityoflifeandforthebenefitof society. The impact of 3DP is so profound that it can even fundamentally alter the nature of the society and the economy as we know it. “How does that happen? What can be made possible
3D Printing Process
with 3D Printing?” she asked. “You have heard of the previous three Industrial Revolutions. This is the Fourth Industrial Revolution in progress. Every Industrial Revolution has resulted in newer and more efficient technology wiping out older, less efficient one. 3DP too can substitute for less efficient traditional manufacturing processes that exist in present
industries instead replace these processes with the more efficient 3DP process. It can affect the supply chains, result in more effective customised products and revolutionise the existing industries by increasing their capabilities. The impact of 3DP is so deep that it blurs the distinction between manufacturing and services, two different sectors
of the economy. One can design and send to you a digital blueprint of the object which you can then 3D print!” Ranjita was impressed though she resented expressing it.
“If this technology is so good then why is it not popular and written about in the media?” This was a genuine query since any new and emerging technology it’s the media that familiarises the public about it. “The 1960s Aston Martin DB5s that were destroyed in the James Bond movie Skyfall were 3D Printed
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   3D Printing uses an approach where a physical object is made by repeatedly depositing a unit layer of object on each other till the required object is obtained.
  












































































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