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It was long ago, around the 15th century, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press and brought on the Renaissance. People marveled at the new revolutionary technology. Not quite as long ago, precisely in the second half of the 20th century, inkjet and laser printing were developed, and printers have become quite common ever since. They have become handier, smaller in size, cheaper, and faster, and they no longer belonged to publishing houses and big establishments alone. All sorts of workplaces, now, cannot give up the services of a printer, and most households already have one. After conquering the world of 2D printing, it was about time to move it to the next level and tackle 3D Printing. What is 3D Printing"
Also known as Additive manufacturing, 3D printing is one of the latest innovations in the field of printing and it exactly does what it says; it prints 3D forms.
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3D printers print one layer above the other creating a third dimension for the 2D drawings on the computer screen. Special computer software applications are used to prepare designs and data for 3D printing.
3D printers were first invented in the 1980s and since then, inventors have been introducing new techniques for the printing and using various materials to get optimum products.
What is 3D Printing used for"
3D Printing has a wide range of applications in al...