The development of 3D Printing is growing every day with the lasted being able to print in gold. This is where the jewellery sector can use the 3D printer to speed up the process on manufacturing of these jewellery pieces.
my Idea consists of printing with metals and plastic’s of yet the machine to print in metal and plastics at the same time need’s to development more and produced. But for now a company has found a solution with printing the plastic part then taking that plastic object and printing the metal onto the plastic and vice versa.
Th type of plastic and metal 3d printers all depends on what we are trying to manufacture. As we are trying to manufacture jewellery we need a high tech printer which can print detail.I have research many printers looking for the correct printer I cam across this website which rates 3D printer’s. The printer’s which I found one for plastic and metals. The Plastic printer is called Cubify CubeX which prints 3 colours at once, the metal 3D printer is the LulzBot A0-101. These were both highly recommended.
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After searching the internet for programs best suited for designing 3D objects on, as I have previously said that CAD/CAM can be used. but after researching I came across this program called RhinoGold 4.0. It is a specialised program in which you an design jewellery on specially for 3D printers, Having templates and other high end designing soft wear for Jewellery. This is something that I would be interested for my Idea.
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