How far can 3D printed polymers take you in your product development cycle? Not so long ago, the answer was, “About far as your early prototypes,” but that’s changed with the rapid expansion of material options for additive manufacturing.
Where engineers were once restricted to prototyping polymers with short-term stability or using limited printing methods (especially compared to what can be produced with injection molding), nowadays we can 3D print parts with proven long-term mechanical and chemical stability, with true isotropic properties, and with a much richer understanding of the limitations of using different additive processes.
What this means is that design engineers can now take 3D printed polymers much further than before, beyond visual prototypes to functional ones, tooling, even end-use parts. Having more options is great, but it also makes the decision process harder, which is why we created this webinar.
Join us to gain a better understanding of how we got to where we are today with 3D printed polymers, what the state of polymer materials for additive manufacturing looks like, and what you can expect in the near future.
In this webinar, you will learn:
- The history of polymer materials in manufacturing and how conventional processes for making polymer parts compare with additive manufacturing processes.
- How 3D printed polymers fit into design and manufacturing engineering workflows, from prototyping to production.
- What the bleeding edge of polymer materials for 3D printing looks like in today’s design and manufacturing landscape.
