3D printing technology first appeared in the United States in 1980 and has since spread throughout the world. 3D printing technology overcomes the limitations of traditional manufacturing processes and ushers in a new era of manufacturing. It has zero-time delivery and zero-skill manufacturing. It has already been used in aerospace, automobile manufacturing, industrial equipment manufacturing, and other fields.
Application of 3D printing technology in the field of furniture
- 1)As a design tool to aid in the design. 3D printing technology can quickly generate furniture models to assist designers in design, especially for larger furniture products. 3D printing technology can also create perfectly curved products.
- 2)Directly print the finished furniture. It is simple to manufacture furniture connecting parts using 3D printing technology. Polyvinyl chloride materials are typically used. This type of connecting part is small and long-lasting. It eliminates the need for adhesives, screws, and other fasteners during assembly and can complete free assembly of furniture products. and disassembly 3D printing technology can also create products that traditional furniture manufacturing processes cannot, such as cutting and milling.
- 3)Furniture repair For damaged or missing classical furniture, 3D printing technology can be used to print out the missing parts, which can then be processed, such as grinding, spraying, and aging, before being pasted on the cultural relics. Alternatively, you can directly present the furniture model in the computer and print it out in accordance with the furniture prototype.
Production benefits focus on the manufacturing process and include reduced material consumption, shorter lead times, minimal tooling costs, reduced assembly costs, and the impact of automation, to name a few.
Gains from fuel efficiency such as weight reduction, higher performance and reliability, longer life, faster new product introductions, faster time-to-market when using only additively manufactured products, reduced inventory, and the added value of better adaptability and more attractive products, etc.
Additive manufacturing provides new manufacturing benefits.