Development of 3D printing

The earliest 3D printing technologies first became visible in the late 1980’s, atwhich time they were called Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies. Thisis because the processes were originally conceived as a fast and morecost-effective method for creating prototypes for product development withinindustry. As an interestingaside, thevery first patent application for RP technology was filed by a Dr Kodama,in Japan, in May 1980.

Unfortunatelyfor Dr Kodama, the full patent specification was subsequently not filedbefore the one year deadline after the application, which isparticularly disastrous considering that he was a patent lawyer. In realterms, however, the origins of 3D printing can be traced back to 1986,when the first patent was issued

For stereolithographyapparatus (SLA). This patent belonged to one Charles (Chuck) Hull, whofirst inventedhis SLA machine in 1983. Hull went on to co-found 3D SystemsCorporation — one of the largest and most prolific organizations operatingin the 3D printing sector today.

Newtechnology are being conducted by the more advanced technology providersfor specific tooling, casting and direct manufacturing applications.This saw the emergence of new terminology, namely Rapid Tooling (RT), RapidCasting and Rapid Manufacturing (RM) respectively. Stereo Lithography(SLA) 3D printing, Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) 3D printing, FusedDeposition Modeling (FDM) 3D printing, Objet Geometries multijet/inkjet3D printing, and Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS) prototypes.

Let youridea and shape at the Ucreated company with 3D printing. Ucreated owns andoperates an important gambit of production grade 3D printing machinesensuring that even the largest prototypes or low-volume production are producedin a timely manner and with high precision and quality.