With the continuous development and application of 3D printing technology, enterprises have higher and higher requirements for 3D printing materials, and more and more materials are used. It can be said that the prospect of materials determines the development prospect of additive manufacturing.
There are many types of 3D printing materials, so the selection is flexible, but plastic is the most widely used material in the 3D printing industry. Why is this so? We will explain it to you in the following content!
Variety of print sizes
Most of the 3D printers on the market today are extremely high-resolution and can make smaller parts. Plastic is a good solution if you need to make larger parts for prototype testing.
The main process of 3D printing of plastic products is plastic wire melt extrusion technology (FDM technology), which is reliable, easy to use and maintain.
Large-scale industrial-grade FDM 3d printers have become one of the items of interest to many manufacturing companies, which can obtain accurate and customized parts and are easy to process. At the same time, there are also some special-shaped parts, which are also very suitable for plastic 3D printing.
Price is one of the advantages of plastic 3D printed parts
Plastic is used in every aspect of our life, and it is the most common and cheapest material. Therefore, multiple plastic 3D printing parts can be easily printed for assembly, which is suitable for small batch production.
Using ABS or PLA materials, you can print affordable parts.
Based on the variety of 3D printing materials, it can meet the diverse printing needs of enterprises and reduce costs.
Higher efficiency compared to conventional injection molding processes
As we know, plastic is one of the earliest materials used in the 3D printing industry, providing an efficient way to produce one or more custom designed products.
Plastic 3D printing materials are the best choice for the prototyping process. We can use 3D modeling software to easily make multiple product iterations at a low price without the need for up-front tooling.
Just upload the 3D printing model file to the 3D printer, and then 3D print it. The whole process is more efficient, faster and simpler.
More surface treatments available
When using plastic materials for 3D printing model production, we know that the printed model model has brackets and fine layered lines on the surface that need to be removed and polished.
In addition, in order to meet the needs of some special industries, some special 3D printing post-processing work is necessary, such as polishing, sandblasting, painting, electroplating, printing, laser engraving and so on.
Plastic 3D printing materials have a wide range of applications
Plastic 3D printing can be used in the medical industry to create 3D printed models of organs, in the automotive industry to replace car interior parts, to print architectural models, and even in the aerospace industry.
Plastic 3D printing materials are useful for every step in the product development process, from proof of concept and prototyping to production.
You can print any plastic component, plastic case or plastic product, you can freely print any kind of complex design using plastic material.
Hope the above content can help you!
