How Does 3D Printing Technology Develop？

3D Printing Technology or additive manufacturing is the process of making three-dimensional objects from digital files. Use an additional procedure to create a 3D printed object. During the addition process, objects are created by laying successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of these layers can be viewed as a thin slice horizontal cross section of the final object.

3D printing enables you to create complex shapes using less material than traditional manufacturing methods. Let's take a look at the history of 3D printing.

In 1986, American scientist Charles Hull developed the first commercial 3D printing press.

In 1993, MIT obtained a patent for 3D printing technology.

In 1995, ZCorp of the United States obtained the sole authorization from MIT and began to develop 3D printers.

In 2005, the Spectrum Z510, the first high-definition color 3D printer on the market, was successfully developed by ZCorp.

In November 2010, the American Jim Kor team created the world's first car printed by a 3D printer, Urbane.

On June 6, 2011, the world's first 3D printed bikini was released.

In July 2011, British researchers developed the world's first 3D chocolate printer.

In August 2011, engineers at the University of Southampton developed the world's first 3D printed aircraft.

In November 2012, Scottish scientists used human cells to print artificial liver tissue for the first time using a 3D printer.

In October 2013, the world's first successful auction of a 3D printed artwork called “The God of ONO”.

In November 2013, the 3D printing company “Solid Concept” in Austin, Texas, USA designed a 3D printed metal pistol.

On August 1st, 2018, 3D printing guns will be legal in the United States, and the design of 3D printing pistols will also be freely downloadable on the Internet.

On December 10, 2018, Russian astronauts used the 3D bioprinter on the International Space Station to print the thyroid gland of the experimental mouse in a zero-gravity environment.

On January 14, 2019, professors at the University of California, USA, used the rapid 3D printing technology to create a spinal scaffold that mimics the structure of the central nervous system. After being loaded with neural stem cells, it was implanted into the spine of a rat with severely damaged spinal cord. Helps the rat to resume motor function.

On April 15, 2019, researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel used the patient's own tissue as a raw material to print out the world's first heart with cells, blood vessels, ventricles and atrium. This is the first 3D printed heart in the world.

3D printing technology appeared in the mid-1990s and is actually the latest rapid prototyping device using technologies such as photocuring and paper lamination. It works in the same way as ordinary printing. The printer is equipped with "printing materials" such as liquid or powder. After connecting with the computer, the "printing materials" are layered by computer control, and finally the blueprint on the computer is turned into a real object. This printing technique is called 3D printing technology.

These days, significant improvements in the areas of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and accessibility have enabled 3D printing technology to flood into the wider arena.

Yea-Lin industry added a new Selective laser melting 3D printer (iSLM280), which uses a laser with high energy density and fine spot diameter, which can complete the construction of complex parts in a very short period of time, which can take weeks or even months to complete with conventional methods.