3D Printing/Applications

__NOTOC__ Rapid Prototyping When making prototypes, having quick tangible feedback is of great importance for spotting facets of a work which are not immediately clear on paper or in computer models. One off production When producing just one or a few items, the inherent inefficiencies of 3D printing matter much less, especially if the properties of 3D printed materials are adequate or if the time to begin production is limited (Taking just a few hours or days assuming the model is ready). Accessibility 3D printing can be used to create tactile versions of visual media like artwork or maps for the blind.Please Touch the Art: 3D Printed Masterworks for the Blind https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xqbnw/please-touch-the-art-3d-printed-masterworks-for-the-blind www.vice.com 29 November 2020 enKarbowski Caroline See3D: 3D Printing for People Who Are Blind https://scholarworks.rit.edu/jsesd/vol23/iss1/6/ Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities 29 November 2020 10.14448/jsesd.12.0006 24 February 2020 Logistic stopgap thumb|3D printed face shield parts made during the COVID-19 pandemic. When supply chains are disrupted in an emergency, local 3D printer owners are able to produce low quantities of vital materials and parts, ensuring a constant, if very small stream of new supplies, while logistical challenges are fixed. This very scenario was seen in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, when 3D printer operators made PPE and ventilator parts for hospital staff.One Way to Help Strapped Hospitals? Print PPE Using 3D Printers https://www.npr.org/2020/03/28/822911643/one-way-to-help-strapped-hospitals-print-ppe-using-3d-printers NPR.org 7 November 2020 enFracassi Cristian Romaioli Alessandro Opinion We Made Copies of Ventilator Parts to Help Hospitals Fight Coronavirus https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/opinion/ventilators-coronavirus-italy.html The New York Times 29 November 2020 22 March 2020 It is also a strategy employed by some disaster preparedness strategies.Doomsday Preppers Are Planning to 3D Print Their Way Through the Apocalypse https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a3q75/doomsday-preppers-are-planning-to-3d-print-their-way-through-the-apocalypse www.vice.com 29 November 2020 en References 100%