Many of the musical instruments we use today were designed centuries ago and naturally they used the materials and tools of those times.Īlready new musical instruments are being developed using 3D-Printing, but most are still following the old ‘wooden’ and ‘brass’ designs. No more need to make hundreds or thousands of an exact part to justify the cost of making the injection mold - Parts can be designed/made on-demand while Additives Manufacturing speed technology will increase.
Instead of spending the money upfront to machine molds, future manufacturing will be ‘On-Demand’ or what I like to call ‘Super-Lean’ … Not only do you not make a part until you need it, you have the ablity to change the design of that part within seconds of it being made. INJECTION MOLDING :īy definition injection molding causes the designer to create parts for the injection molding process first and only then can the part be designed as the best possible ‘molded part’ to do the job.ĭraft Angles are Not an issue with 3DP ~ Just draw what you need - Draw any unusual shape and then press print and you have a plastic part specifically designed for its use instead of designed based on how it can be produced. Valves & Manifolds will be re-designed to be part of the equipment’s structure.įor example, hydraulic manifolds & valves can be elongated and curved to follow the shape of equipment’s framework - Future transmissions can be built inside a vehicle’s structural parts whereby the fluid cavities are optimized for flow instead of how they can be machined using today’s tooling … Hydraulic equipment designs will become almost organic in shape and hidden as part of the structure, reducing weight and the need for many hydraulic lines and connections that reduce efficiency. Once 3DP items can withstand at least 5000 psi fluid pressure, 3D-Printing will completely disrupt the Hydraulics industry. With Additives Manufacturing, one has more flexibility to design based on how the part will be used, not based on what tools it takes to make that part. Yet, with 3D Printed items one doesn’t have to worry about draft angles or tool paths, in fact there may be hidden areas inside 3DP parts that human eyes will never see. Start Designing Now for Future 3D-Printing Manufacturing Here are a Few Other ‘Future’ 3D-Printing Concepts to Think About :Ĭurrently items are designed based off what can be machined therefore, design is driven by tool paths and available fabrication materials.
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