


The additive manufacturing name remains more famous for its broader sense and longer existence for professionals. More recently, the term 3D printing represents a wider variety of additive manufacturing techniques in the popular vernacular. The term 3D printing originally referred to a process that deposited a binder material onto a powder bed with inkjet printer heads layer by layer. They are typically produced using digital model data from a 3D model or another electronic data source such as a StereoLithography (STL) file, one of the most common file types that 3D printers can read. The objects manufactured through 3D printing processes can be of almost any shape or geometry.

The main difference lies in the fact that the design is directly made from 3D printing (direct) or 3D printing was used to create your model (indirect). Manufacturers generally categorized 3D printing technologies into two groups: direct and indirect 3D printing. Both 3D printing and additive manufacturing reflect that the technologies share the theme of sequential-layer material addition or joining throughout a 3D work. Each layer generates a set of computer-controlled instructions thanks to the 3D File usually sliced into several layers. The machine forms layers of material successively under a computer-controlled program to create a physical object. Our network of 3D Printing service providers offers hundreds of materials for your project, Plastic (PA12, ABS, PLA, PET, etc.), Metal (Stainless steel, 316, Aluminum, Titane, etc.), Ceramic, Wax, Sand or Composite (PA Glass, PA aluminum, ABS Carbon fiber, etc.).ģD Printing technology, also known as Additive Manufacturing (AM), refers to processes used to generate a 3D object. Our 3D Printing service is handling projects in various industries such as Aerospace & Defense, Business Services, Construction, Consumer goods & retail, Energy & Materials, High-Tech, Home & Lifestyle, Industrial Equipment, Life Sciences & Healthcare, Marine & offshore, or Transportation & Mobility. Thanks to our powerful algorithm, you can get a quote in seconds for your 3D Printing project from dozens of 3D Printing service providers. 3D Printing service is today mostly used for Mockup or Prototyping (technical or presentation), but some of our partners can help you on small series, or even large series. Our service providers are mostly based in North America (the United States and Canada) and Europe (United Kingdom, France, Netherlands, Germany, etc.). 3DEXPERIENCE Make is an On-Demand Manufacturing platform, which connects designers or engineers with industrial 3D Printing service providers.
