3D printing drone parts: lightweight, strong, and custom
Why should you choose 3D printing in 2024? Oceanz gives you 5 good reasons and resolutions to choose 3D printing in 2024.
1. Corporate sustainability and responsibility
Additive Manufacturing and 3D printing in particular contribute to improving sustainability. It offers opportunities! Products can be fully tailored to the customer's wishes and needs. Oceanz 3D Printing therefore invests heavily in research to achieve the most sustainable production process possible.
Production activities, in particular, are known to consume significant amounts of natural resources and produce enormous amounts of waste. With the advent of 3D printing, a feasible solution to these environmental problems is within reach.
The most important sustainable benefits of the 3D printing process?
- Less waste
- Lower water and energy consumption
- Local production
- Customization and personalization
- Recycling and reuse
Why choose 3D printing as a sustainable production technique?
Read more about sustainable 3D printing at Oceanz.
2. Lower inventory and spare parts
Thanks to the rapid production methods of 3D printing, it is no longer necessary to maintain large inventories or to stock spare parts for years, with the risk that they will eventually have to be written off. 3D printing allows for on-demand printing. As a result, inventory can be reduced or entirely replaced by a digital stock. The benefits? Cost savings on warehousing and flexibility when it comes to revisions of existing models.
On-demand 3D printing
In 2020, it became clearer than ever that the Dutch industrial sector is vulnerable due to complex supply chains. As a result, it became even more apparent that producing locally (re-shoring) offers advantages. 3D printing offers the ideal solution in this regard. Thanks to this rapid method of production, it is no longer necessary to maintain large inventories. Consequently, spare parts do not need to remain in stock for years, with the risk that they will eventually have to be written off. 3D printing allows for perfect on-demand printing. Consequently, inventory is reduced or entirely replaced by a digital stock.
3D printing of (spare) parts on demand?
3D printing is often the fastest production method when complex spare parts are required and suitable parts cannot be supplied on demand. With Additive Manufacturing, even the most complex parts can be 3D printed directly.
Benefits of 3D printing spare parts
With the use of 3D printing, spare parts can easily be kept supplied and machine downtime can be limited. This allows manufacturing companies to quickly obtain the right stock levels and keep them 'in control' using 3D printing. Moreover, thanks to the excellent properties of various 3D printing materials, this technique is highly suitable for the production of machines and parts. Read more about 3D printing of spare parts.
