All about 3D Printing

Imagine a machine that could take a scan image of a toy car and with a push of a button it would be ready in a few hours.  A 3D printer can make this.  This device takes a scan image and layer by layer it deposits materials to make it.  A 3D printer can make shoes, artificial limbs and weapons.

P#1 T#1 Shoes

3D printed shoes offer benefits that can not be found in how regular shoes are made today.  These shoes only use the exact amount of material needed.  This creates less waste and helps the environment.  They can also be customized ideally to fit many unique foot shapes and sizes.  There are also a variety of styles that can be made by these devices.  Only 3D printed running shoes can be made with a midsole that propels the runner forward, which helps improve their performance. 

P#2 T#2 Artificial limbs

Medical devices can also be made by 3D printing.   These novelty machines can make some amazing items, like artificial limbs. Artificial limbs can be made lighter and can match the user’s skin tone.  Patients will be in awe when they realize that printing artificial limbs with a 3D printer is possible.  Scientists are also working on developing organs using 3D printing.  They can use your own cells to print the organ and your body will not reject it.  You don’t have to wait for a compatible donor to get another organ.  Skin cells can also be made using 3D printing where these cells are deposited onto wounds to help them heal faster.  Some day metal limbs are going to be obsolete.   

P#3 T#3 3D printers can be used to make dangerous weapons

There are a lot of pros to printing with this device but there are also a few cons.  The worst possible device people can make with this powerful machine is weapons like guns.  A 3D printed gun is bad because it is made out of plastic and can go undetected when going through a metal detector.  Also, a gun can be made without getting a license.  A gun can be used for shooting people

3D printers can be used to make amazing things.  Some of them can improve human daily lives like artificial limbs and shoes.  Other things can be made with this machine that can endanger many lives like weapons.  A 3D printer can be a low cost machine that can make many things.