Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
Principles of Information Systems (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305971776
Author: Ralph Stair, George Reynolds
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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3D- printing:

  • It is a technology where a three-dimensional model of an object that has been stored on a computer is taken and sends it to a 3D printer in order to create the object using strands of a plastic filament or a synthetic powder.
  • This filament comes in spools of various colours and it is fed through a heated extruder that moves in different directions and places layer upon layer on top of each other until the object is created.

Uses:

  • 3D- printing is used in aerospace firms extensively...

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