Advantages of 3DP Service Providers

Question 1

What does working with a service provider RELIEVE business owners of?

Answer 1

1. No MAJOR EQUIPMENT costs

2. No concern about LEARNING and EDUCATING yourself and employees

Question 2

How many printers do top 3D printing bureaus own?

Answer 2

20-30+

Question 3

How is working with a 3DP Service bureau MORE EFFICIENT for business owners?

Answer 3

Businesses can focus more on their CORE COMPETENCIES, rather than worrying about producing parts.

Question 4

What is worth considering once you have proven your model using a 3DP service provider?

Answer 4

1. Starting your OWN SERVICE PROVIDER SUBSIDIARY that is completely run and operated by a warehouse manager.
2. BUYING an existing one.

Question 5

Even if in-house 3D printing is adopted by COMPANIES ALL OVER, what will likely happen to 3DP SP’s?

Answer 5

They will likely STAY RELEVANT.

Question 6

Even large corporations with billions of profits do not have their own dedicated 3D printing facilities. WHY?

Answer 6

LACK of EXPERTISE in the TECH that SP’s have developed over YEARS.

Question 7

How many EMPLOYEES and MACHINES does PROTOLABS have?

Answer 7

One of the world’s leading 3DP organizations:

2700 Employees, 120 Machines

Question 8

FDM, SLA, DLP, DLS, SLS, MJF, CJP, PJP all cater to what sector?

Answer 8

The POLYMER sector.

Question 9

SP’s with DMLS, SLM, EBM, Metal Jet Fusion, Bound Metal Deposition (BMD), Directed Energy Deposition (DED), Laser Energy Net Shaping (LENS), all cater to WHAT SECTOR?

Answer 9

The METAL sector.

Question 10

What are some common POLYMER materials?

Answer 10

1. PLA
2. ABS
3. PETG
4. PEEK filaments

Question 11

Top service bureaus having metal technologies like DMLS, SLM, EBM or extrusion-based processes use WHAT TYPES of MATERIALS?

Answer 11

1. Steel
2. Nickel
3. Titanium
4. Copper Alloys

Question 12

Designing a model for 3D printing is different from traditional design. What SPECIFIC parameters must be considered?

Answer 12

1. WALL-thickness
2. FEATURE Size
3. TOLERANCE

Question 13

Other than cost-efficiency, what is the purpose of topology optimization methods?

Generally, they employ topology optimization methods to reduce the weight, unnecessary material and optimize the design features to ensure less material used but the performance is not affected.

Answer 13

1. Reduces the WEIGHT
2. Reduces or eliminates UNNECESSARY MATERIAL without affecting PERFORMANCE
3. OPTIMIZE DESIGN

Question 14

What can you do if you don’t have a COMPLETE design ready for the SP?

Answer 14

They have teams that can DEVELOP your design FOR YOU.