Just a friendly reminder for when you are reading/writing tech press releases: 3D printing is basically never a way to save time.
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I'd definitely agree with "not always" but "basically never" has too many counterexamples. Depends on context?
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That's quite a bad example as the article talks about the long 80-hour weeks designing it.
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I guess it would depend what you are trying to optimize... trade offs.
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It's a good example of what
@starsandrobots was thinking, where they invested massive inefficient work just to say it's 3D printed -
If this is how most people are using 3D printers then I retract my disagreement, apparently most people are crazy
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you are not crazy... I can't seem to find the right article...
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a more serious example is test prints of plastic parts before production tooling.
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for looks-like/works-like I always advise *against* printing and push for cncing off production material
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for iterating on ergonomics it's great, but technically clay or foam are faster.
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I wouldn't use clay or foam to test fit other parts, but for many cases, you're absolutely right.
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individually custom plastic party favors! Like whistles with your guests names on them.
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using AM for Conformal Cooling injection moulding applications https://www.eos.info/press/customer_case_studies/salcomp … lower cycle times!
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low volume production of jigs and fixtures! http://www.stratasys.com/solutions/additive-manufacturing/jigs-and-fixtures … saves time
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Good for mockups/prototypes (injection mold will be a whole new process). Stuff that's not possible with conventional means.
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One-off yet complex test fixtures, holders/brackets/adapters. Used as engineering support tool rather than production tool
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If part is simple and you can cut/glue it up, then no time savings. If part will be made by 1000's, no savings.
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