Open AccessTwo‐Photon Polymerization — A Versatile Microfabrication Tool
Author(s) -
Niesler Fabian,
Hermatschweiler Martin
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
laser technik journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1863-9119
pISSN - 1613-7728
DOI - 10.1002/latj.201500019
Subject(s) - 3d printing , variety (cybernetics) , rapid prototyping , workflow , terminology , computer science , manufacturing engineering , microfabrication , process (computing) , 3d printer , process engineering , fabrication , mechanical engineering , engineering , artificial intelligence , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , alternative medicine , pathology , database , operating system
With additive manufacturing entering the consumer market and exciting the stock market, “3D printing” has become fashionable in society. Freedom in design as well as easy workflows are positive attributes associated with this umbrella terminology for a variety of fabrication techniques. 3D printing, or additive manufacturing gives designers previously unknown flexibilities and eliminates one of the most cost‐, time‐ and labour‐intensive stages of the product development process in industrial manufacturing, the production of tools. 3D printing is more precise, faster and mostly less expensive than traditional forms of manufacturing, especially in respect of rapid prototyping of individual parts. 3D objects of almost any shape can be printed from a virtual model in a variety of materials.