3D printing allows for the creation of complex objects layer by layer and has various applications. It is used in medicine to create artificial organs, in defense to create small weapons, and commercially to produce items with less waste and lower costs than traditional manufacturing. 3D printing techniques continue to advance, allowing for an increasing variety of materials to be used including metals and ceramics.

1. 3D Printing
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2. In this report you will learn abut 3D printing. You will
how it can be used in many different ways. 3D printing
is the future in printing and it has changed the world.
Introduction

3. One of the greatest benefits of 3D printing has been
experienced through its facilitation of organ transplants in
the medical field. Scientists now Use 3D Printing to
Create Artificial Organs that can be used in transplants to
help needy patients.

4. 3D printing can immensely improve defense systems
by helping to create complex weaponry. Defense
experts claim that the technology can for example be
used to create weapons so small that are almost
impossible to detect. See also 3D Printing and Crime

5. Unlike mass manufacturing (deductive manufacturing),
where pieces are cut from raw materials and assembled into
the final product, Additive manufacturing (3D printing)
makes objects by adding materials layer by layer.
Consequently while there are a lot of material wastage’s in
mass manufacturing, there is hardly any wastage in 3D
printing. This translates to low costs of production thus a
high possibility of cheaper products.

6. Walt Disney has developed its own proprietary 3D
printing technology. It's fairly well-known that Disney
(NYSE:DIS) has been using 3D printing for various
applications across its empire, but it seems to fly under
many people's radars that the entertainment giant has
developed its own proprietary 3D-printing technology
called "Printed Optics."

7. The first 3D-printed object made from asteroid material was
revealed in January.Planetary Resources and partner 3D
Systems revealed the first object ever 3D-printed using asteroid
material at the Consumer Electronics Show in January 2016.
The asteroid material was sourced from the Campo del Cielo
impact near Argentina and is composed of iron, nickel,
and cobalt -- materials similar to refinery-grade steel.

8. Today’s printers allow for an unprecedented level of
customization for the finished models, which means that
you can use the printer to build replicas of customized
toy parts, random designs.

9. New materials that can be used to print 3D models
including gold, silver, titanium, ceramics, and wood.
Makers and 3D print companies are taking advantage of
this variety to create more popular 3D print models of
house parts, dresses, jewelry, drones, and much more.

10. 3D printing has gained mainstream popularity in the last
decade, but it’s been around a lot longer than that. In
1984, Chuck Hull invented ‘Stereolithography’, a
process which made use of UV lasers to solidify
photopolymers. This technique was used to create 3D
parts layer by layer.

11. 3D printing can be carried out in a number of ways. The fused
deposition (FDM) style of modeling allows for a plastic filament to be
deposited in layers to fill the model shape. Stereolithography (SLA)
uses a laser to cure resin and built the prototype layer by layer,
removing the supports for the model once it solidifies. Finally, selective
laser sintering (SLS) uses sinter powdered metal to create a solid metal
structure.

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13. So in this report you have learned about what a 3D printer
can do. Hopefully you have learned new and interesting facts
about 3D printing.
Conclusion

14. Sources Page
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx0Z6Lpl
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http://3dprinthq.com/top-20-cool-facts-about-
3d-printing/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
http://3dinsider.com/3d-printing-facts/