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IoT is here to stay and expand. Many new utilities with rich functionality can be built which will
revolutionize our lives. Think of driverless cars and an automatically managed traffic system using
IoT sensors, which result in zero accidents. Truly, in the world of IoT, only our imagination is our
ultimate limit.
3D PRINTING
3D Printing or 3-Dimensional Printing is a technology that was
first developed at MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in
the 1980s. It is the process of making a physical object from a
three-dimensional physical model. In this technology, we use the
3D digital data on the computer to build 3D objects by adding
layers of material which could be polymers, metals, concrete or
even plant and human tissue. 3D Printing helps bridge the gap 3D Printing technology
between ideas and images on a page or screen and the creation of those ideas/images in the
physical 3-Dimensional world.
The major applications of 3D Printing are:
Education: It is widely used in the education sector. It prepares
the students for their future by allowing them to create
prototypes without tooling and extensive work. It helps the
students design and produce models they can hold and feel.
Rapid Prototyping (RP) Method: It is
used to create models to quickly test a 3D Printing in Education
new product before mass production. 3D Printing can be termed as an
RP method.
3D Prototype
Medicine: In the last several years, 3D Printing applications have
increased manifold in the world of medicine. They range
from bioprinting, where biological materials like cells and growth
factors are fused to create tissue-like structures replicating their
natural equivalents—to medical devices like prosthetics. With 3D
Printing, prosthetics can be modeled, customized and printed at lower 3D Printed equipments
costs and quickly.
Construction: It is widely used in the construction industry; model
houses can be built in a day using 3D Printing.
3D Model for house
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