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Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to the most common questions about Caddeziners. If you don’t see your question here, feel free to reach out to our support team.
3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a manufacturing process where a 3D printer creates three-dimensional objects by depositing materials layer by layer in accordance to the object's 3D digital model.
3D printing process follows the same basic steps. It starts with creating a 3D blueprint using computer-aided design (commonly called CAD) software. Once the 3D blueprint is created, refilling the raw materials (such as plastics, metal powders or binding solutions) and preparing the build platform. Once you hit print, the machine takes over, automatically building the desired object. Using information from the digital file printer knows exactly where to put material. The polymer solidifies quickly. After the printing is finished, every object requires a bit of post-processing.
Most 3D-printed objects could theoretically be recycled, but you probably cannot recycle them curbside. The two most commonly used materials 3D printing are Polylactic Acid (PLA) and Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). PLA is a biodegradable thermoplastic made from renewable resources like cornstarch or sugar cane
Photopolymer model material will run $0.32 to $0.36 per gram, and support material may be between $0.11 and $0.21 per gram. This cost is based on the fact that photopolymer resins are made for these specific 3D printing processes and are not as mostly used as thermoplastics.
Many different materials can be used for 3D printing, such as ABS plastic, PLA, polyamide (nylon), glass filled polyamide, stereolithography materials (epoxy resins), silver, titanium, steel, wax, photopolymers and polycarbonate.
For Metal:
Powder bed process: SLM/SLS, DML, LMF and EBM
Additive procedures: LMD, DED, DMD, Laser Cladding and MPA
