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3D Printing Basics

3D Printing Education Center

3D Printing terminology and technology are constantly evolving. This area of the site is a resource designed to help you get started! In the links below, we cover everything from the basics (What is 3D Printing?) to the more case-specific (PLA vs ABS). Check out the articles in our 3D Printing Education Center below, and please contact us if you have any questions. Also, if there’s a topic you would like to see covered, please let us know!

3D Printing Basics

  • » What is 3D Printing?
  • » Why is 3D Printing Important?
  • » What are 3D Scanners?
  • » Buying Your First 3D Printer
  • » The Third Industrial Revolution
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  • » What is 3D Printing?
  • » Why is 3D Printing Important?
  • » What are 3D Scanners?
  • » Buying Your First 3D Printer
  • » The Third Industrial Revolution

3D Printer Filament

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  • » PLA vs ABS
  • » What is ABS?
  • » What is PLA?
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  • » PLA vs ABS
  • » What is ABS?
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In Education

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  • » 3D Printers for Architecture Education
  • » 3D Printers for Art Education
  • » 3D Printers for Biology Education
  • » 3D Printers for Chemistry Education
  • » 3D Printers for Geology Education
  • » 3D Printers for History Education
  • » 3D Printers for Mathematics Education
  • » 3D Printers for Science & Engineering Education

Types of 3D Printers

  • » FDM vs SLA vs SLS
  • » What is FDM Printing?
  • » What is SLA 3D Printing?
  • » What is SLS 3D Printing?
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  • » FDM vs SLA vs SLS
  • » What is FDM Printing?
  • » What is SLA 3D Printing?
  • » What is SLS 3D Printing?

The Third Industrial Revolution

The first Industrial Revolution advanced machine based manufacturing.  The second saw steam and steel lead the way to mass production.  Now, many see 3D Printing as leading the third industrial revolution.
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Buying Your First 3D Printer

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3D Scanners – What they are & How they’re used

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Why is 3D Printing Important?

It sounds interesting – maybe you’ve seen a few plastic objects created on a 3D printer, or  have even seen one in action.  But we already manufacture objects –  so why is 3D Printing Important?
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What is 3D Printing?

You’ve heard about it in the news & noticed the articles online, but aren’t yet sure what this technology actually is.  Simply put – What is 3D Printing?
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