What is 3D Printing?
How Does 3D Printing Work?
#1. Design
#2. 3D Print
#3. Post-Process
Plastic 3D Printing Processes
The three most established plastic 3D printing processes today are the following:
#Fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printers melt and extrude thermoplastic filaments, which a printer nozzle deposits layer by layer in the build area.
-Popular FDM 3D Printing Materials
#Stereolithography (SLA) 3D printers use a laser to cure thermosetting liquid resins into hardened plastic in a process called photopolymerization.
-Popular SLA 3D Printing Materials
#Selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printers use a high-powered laser to fuse small particles of thermoplastic powder.
-Popular SLA 3D Printing Materials