3D printing

Additive manufacturing changes not only how products find their way to the consumer but also the form and function of those products. With additive manufacturing, you’re no longer bound by traditional manufacturing techniques. JTR Machine’s 3D printing service is revolutionizing the way we create products, not simply with developments in technologies and materials properties but particularly with the design. The role of design in the optimization of the supply chain and business strategy is something that should not be overlooked. 

As you may know, to create 3D printed parts, you need to get a design. Designing for additive manufacturing requires skills and knowledge to take full advantage of additive manufacturing. What is design for additive manufacturing and what are the benefits for your parts ? From complex geometries to mass customization, this technique will provide many advantages for your manufacturing process. 

What is Design for Additive Manufacturing (DfAM)?

Design for Additive Manufacturing is the ability to produce designs specifically for 3D printing. Indeed, designs produced for 3D printing are quite different from traditional designs, developed for other manufacturing techniques. Creating a design for additive manufacturing, a technique consisting into building parts layers by layers, is really different from subtractive manufacturing methods or injection molding. Design for additive manufacturing enables a new way of thinking but you also have to keep in mind that 3D modeling and design for additive manufacturing are two different things. While designing for 3D printing, you create a file that has to be understood by a 3D printer.  Moreover, 3D printing technologies all have their specificities, from FDM to Selective Laser Sintering or Selective Laser Melting technologies, which have to be taken into consideration during the designing process. 

Design engineering allows going even further, using advanced software to get incredibly optimized parts. 3D printing and design are changing the way companies are thinking and operating!