Open AccessTwo‐Photon Polymerization — A Versatile Microfabrication Tool
Author(s) -
Niesler Fabian,
Hermatschweiler Martin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optik & photonik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2191-1975
pISSN - 1863-1460
DOI - 10.1002/opph.201600018
Subject(s) - 3d printing , variety (cybernetics) , rapid prototyping , workflow , terminology , manufacturing engineering , computer science , microfabrication , process (computing) , engineering drawing , engineering , fabrication , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , database , operating system , medicine , alternative medicine
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.