The truth is, the small footprint and the simple setup of a 3D printer, such as Formlabs’ Form 2 SLA desktop 3D printer can drastically streamline your design process and impact your business.
Businesses of all sizes have started to realize the need for scalable production and a fast return on investment – eventually turning to desktop 3d printers as a solution.
Desktop 3D printers make high precision 3D printing affordable for everyone, while they deliver a range of operational and business benefits.
Discover the 5 Business benefits of a 3D Desktop Printer.
1. Desktop 3D printers save you money
Desktop 3D printing empowers engineers and product designers to rapidly prototype in-house, saving time and costs at every stage of product development. Here’s how.
For starters, the low upfront costs of 3D printers represent just the tip of the many tangible benefits.
3D desktop printers come at a desktop price and are able to produce industrial quality parts. This allows the development of high-resolution prints for a fraction of the cost of traditional manufacturing.
A desktop printer can pay for itself by printing things or parts you would ordinarily outsource. This cuts out any potential outsourcing fees or shipping costs you might incur.
3D desktop printers also enable the ability to test parts for a device before mass production – quickly. This reduces the costs and risks associated with reworking a design and increases innovation.
You can also save money on material costs by using a 3d desktop printer. Desktop printers use raw materials that can be recycled and re-used in more than one build. Why not make the most out of the materials you paid for?
Affordable materials and accessible machine prices make 3D desktop printers a cost-effective and scalable digital solution for many businesses.
2. Desktop 3D printers save time
One of the greatest benefits of having a desktop 3D printer is speed.
Forget all the obstacles that come along with needing a replacement part from a backed-up manufacture. If you need a part you can create it. It’s that simple.
And if you already have a full sized industrial 3D printer… Well, that’s even better.
Desktop 3D printers can create custom fixtures, tools, and prototypes in a fraction of the time and cost of traditional methods. Why not boost your efficiency and manage multiple machines at once?!
3D desktop printers are designed to quickly integrate 3D printing into your workflow with a range of different materials.
3. Desktop 3D printers help design
With a 3D Desktop printer, you can rapidly develop, evaluate, and iterate a range of designs in-house.
This allows designers to have greater control over the final product.
For instance, additive manufacturing places a model in the hands of the designer in just a few hours.
This allows the designer to be able to continuously improve products and respond quickly and effectively to issues, perhaps by using jigs and fixtures.
3D Desktop printers also provide designers with design freedom.
Design freedom enables a team to quickly create, perfect, and optimize parts with complex geometries.
In fact, you could create small-batch runs or one-off custom solutions for comprehensive field and in-house testing before investing in expensive tooling for production.
By using 3D desktop printer, designers are able to entirely control and rapidly manipulate design.
4. Desktop 3D printers keep all engineering assets in-house
You work hard to keep your trade secrets, so why put any of them at risk.
By controlling all your engineering assets and keeping every process in-house you will reduce your risk.
Using an in-house 3d printer allows you to maintain control over your manufacturing process from beginning to end.
5. Desktop 3D printers don’t need specialized operators
3D Desktop printers don’t require any skilled machinists or machine operators during the building phase.
In fact, the machines follow a completely automated process to print parts. Therefore, anyone that can press a start button can manage the process.
Just imagine the ability to create exhibition-quality parts, in a range of materials with specific properties, with an easy to use machine.
Check out the most affordable, high-precision SLA 3D desktop printer on the market – the Form 2 by Formlabs… Or better yet.. request a free sample.
