{"id":6067,"date":"2017-09-21T07:40:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T14:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog-prod.qad.com\/blog\/?p=6067"},"modified":"2018-10-01T14:39:18","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T21:39:18","slug":"innovative-3d-printed-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2017\/09\/innovative-3d-printed-products","title":{"rendered":"Innovative 3D Printed Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6068&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t seem that long ago that we got our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/3d-printing-benefits-for-manufacturing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printer here at QAD<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but here we are two years later, and 3D printing is still on top of everyone\u2019s mind. In our office, the 3D printer still runs quite frequently. We\u2019ve produced monitor stands (for those of us that stand at our desks), badge holders (as featured at QAD Explore), iPhone docks and much more. It\u2019s incredible to live in an age where you can print out a product to satisfy a need without a trip to the store (or online store). If someone told me about this concept when I was a kid making birthday banners on my <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dot_matrix_printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dot matrix printer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I would have said they were crazy!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond 3D Printed Tchotchkes<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not to downplay the fun \u2014 and useful \u2014 gadgets and tchotchkes that we and so many others have printed on our personal 3D printers, but let\u2019s take a look at some really innovative things happening in various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/solutions\/manufacturing-erp\">manufacturing<\/a> industries. We all know that anything is possible, but what is a current reality?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life Sciences Manufacturing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to life sciences and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2016\/11\/medical-device-3d-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medical device manufacturing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> industry, it\u2019s critical to be extremely cautious when introducing new technologies into the marketplace. You\u2019re dealing with life and death, which is why it\u2019s understandable to have endless 3D printing possibilities, but the products themselves take a while to come to market, like this <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/video\/this-squishy-artificial-heart-is-amazing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">silicone printed heart<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for example. One such exciting prospect is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/singularityhub.com\/2017\/05\/17\/3d-printed-medical-implants-that-fit-the-body-perfectly-are-on-the-way\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">medical implants that are printed to perfectly fit the patient<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The real breakthrough in this type of product is the printing material; instead of the rigid plastic we\u2019re used to seeing, these devices are made out of a biological or silicone printing material. This produces soft material that can be made into impants, tubes, stents and more. Even though silicone is a material widely used now, using it in a 3D printing capability allows for extreme precision and customization for a particular patient&#8217;s physiology. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Automotive Manufacturing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I recently came across an article that Ford is currently <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.industryweek.com\/emerging-technologies\/ford-takes-long-view-large-scale-3d-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">testing a 3D printer that takes a horizontal approach to building products<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You may be asking yourself, \u201cSo what?\u201d It turns out that there have been many challenges to printing tall items without a tall printer, so it only makes sense to lay it down for large scale printing. Apparently Boeing is also testing this technology for their large part printing. It\u2019s one thing to just talk about what manufacturers can do, but quite another when you hear some of the top names in manufacturing investing so much in a new technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food and Beverage Manufacturing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing sounds more delicious than some freshly printed food, right? Well, we may not yet be at the food replicators of Star Trek, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/cool-tech\/3d-food-printers-how-they-could-change-what-you-eat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">food printing is a really happening<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Various commercial kitchens and bakeries are already employing 3D printers to simplify what used to be time-consuming manual processes. Thinking about the detailed chocolate sculptures or intricate decor of cakes and pastries. Bakers are using 3D printers to easily create items that used to take years of practice and experience to do by hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additive Manufacturing Now and in the Future<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s amazing to think how far <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qad.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/technology-reviews-iot-3d-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3D printing<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has come in the last five years, imagine what we\u2019ll be talking about \u2014 and even using on a daily basis \u2014 five years from now. Do you currently use a 3D printer for commercial or personal purposes? What are your thoughts on the future of additive manufacturing? I\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6068&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It doesn\u2019t seem that long ago that we got our 3D printer here at QAD, but here we are two years later, and 3D printing is still on top of everyone\u2019s mind. In our office, the 3D printer still runs quite frequently. 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