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 The fact that the digital design is going to become a physical object in future is of paramount value.  "Anything can be drawn in 3D on a digital canvas, but not everything can be printed three dimensionally." There are various 3D printing processes in use in today's industrial world and each of those processes has its own design limitations.  Here are some important guidelines you need to keep in mind while designing parts for 3D printing.  Material Guidelines Each and every printing material is different. Materials can be brittle or strong, flexible or solid, smooth or rough, heavy or light, and so on. This also means that an object should ideally be designed for a specific material. For example, if you know that you want to print your 3D model in Steel, there will be specific material-related design recommendations that you need to take into account such as supporting overhanging parts, strengthening elements that are sticking out, rounding off c...

Maximizing production efficiency and productivity is a key concern for manufacturers. Jigs and fixtures are manufacturing aids used to increase the reliability, accuracy and quality of the manufacturing process, whilst minimizing production cycle times and improving worker safety. Fundamentally, the purpose of jigs, fixtures and manufacturing aids is to provide an accurate, repeatable and interchangeable manufacturing process, whilst reducing production time and human error. JIG The jig is used for guiding the cutting tool (like a drill bit), and for doing so, jigs have components like a bush, which comes in contact with the cutting tool.  FIXTURE Fixtures assure the position and alignment of the work pieces for getting the required machining operation done. BREAKING THE CUSTOM -  Jigs & Fixtures using 3D Printing The manufacturing of these components till now has been a hectic task involving precise assembling of the heavy sub -components. But now, the industry i...