Another 100 billion-dollar track is born! 3d print applications will accelerate the roll-out and wil

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3d printingAlso referred to as enrichment production, which is one of the main thrusts of the strategy to create powerful nations, is seen as leading a new technological revolution and a new technological revolutionIndustrial changeOne of the core technologies。

Once upon a time, the concept of “3d printing” engulfed every corner of people's lives. However, the heat of this “magic technology” has slowed down in recent years because of its high cost, less desirable printing speed, and factors that make it difficult to operate and less practical。

Although 3d printing is less frequent in public life today, 3d printing has a “important” status at the national strategic level。

As one of the representatives of the fourth industrial revolution, 3d printing technology can play a role in many industries in the country. Thus, in recent years, our multi-sectoral printing industry policy has been successively introduced. From the national plan for the advancement of the production of materials industries (2015-2016) issued by the three ministries in 2015, 3d print industry development has risen to the national strategic level; by 2021, 3d printing enterprise standards have been included in the “leaders” focus area; and by 2021, new standards systems have been established, regional development planning and policy measures have been continuously introduced in leading provinces and cities, such as jiangsu, guangdong and shandong, which are the core regions of the 3d printing industry, promoting the rapid development of the 3d printing industry in the country and improving the 3d printing chain。

So, how are 3d printing technologies in our country today? How do we manage the industrial situation? How will the future contribute to development at the national strategic level? Today, please follow china science and technology to the world of 3d printing。

One of the core technologies leading to a new technological revolution and industrial change

The 3d printing, also known as enrichment production, is one of the main thrusts of the strategy of creating powerful countries and is seen as one of the core technologies leading the new technological revolution and industrial transformation。

The name “3d print” may sound straightforward and familiar to many, but very few people know its rationale in depth. In fact, 3d printing is a fast-forming technique, which is based on a digital model file and uses adhesive materials such as powdered metals or plastics to construct objects by printing them on a layer-by-story basis, usually using digital material printers. There are many different techniques for 3d printing. The most common materials printed in 3d are nylons, durable nylons, plasters, aluminium, titanium alloys, stainless steel, silver plating, gold plating, rubber-like materials。

This technology is usually used in the areas of modelling, industrial design, etc., and then gradually in the direct manufacture of a number of products, and there are already parts and components printed using this technology. As a front-line technology for scientific and technological development and industrial production, 3d printing has very broad prospects. The global 3d printing industry as a whole continues to grow as 3d print products develop new scenarios and applications。

At the national strategic development level, 3d printing or enrichment manufacturing technologies, as one of the most sophisticated manufacturing technologies in the country and the world, are the window of opportunity for start-ups to grow into large global enterprises and represent an important opportunity for china to make a transition in the global “industry 4. 0” wave。

It's 2027, and it's gonna be over $100 billion

So what are the advantages of 3d printing compared to traditional manufacturing patterns? First, 3d printing allows for the formation of complex components at once, while also optimizing the structure of the parts to achieve light quantification and hence the downfall. In addition, the 3d print layer-by-layer feature reduces the waste of raw materials and significantly increases the utilization of raw materials, thereby reducing the manufacturing costs of core parts. Moreover, it could shorten the "design-validation-production" full-process cycle and improve the efficiency of product manufacture。

Against the background of the two-carbon target, 3d printing is a good way of reducing emissions of waste, carbon dioxide, etc., from the manufacturing industry, and, together with the current light quantitative roll-out, benefits the 3d industry in terms of automobiles, aircraft, etc. Engineers and designers will rethink design throughout the life cycle of the product in order to achieve structural integration of components, reduce material consumption and waste through the production of light quantitative components with complex geometric shapes, thereby further reducing vehicle and aircraft weights and fuel efficiency, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption, and will significantly reduce transport as more and more manufacturers transfer digital files to local production rather than deliver goods in remote locations, thereby further reducing costs, energy consumption, waste and emissions。

This multidimensional advantage has led to 3d printing being given high priority at all levels of government and focused on national industrial policy. During the 1105 period, emphasis was given to the development of industrial clusters such as high-performance structural materials, nanomaterials and energy-efficient materials, and to the establishment and improvement of new material innovation systems; during the 1205 period, emphasis was placed on the development of new functional materials, advanced structural materials, high-performance fibres and their composites, and common basic materials; during the 1355 period, the production of additional materials first appeared in the five-year plan; through the 1455 period, strategic and emerging industries such as focused new materials and green environment were proposed。

In real production, however, the 3d printing/enrichment manufacturing industry in our country is expanding at an accelerated rate and has been applied to 39 major industries, such as aerospace, automobiles and medicine, and is gradually trying to apply it to more areas. It is expected that this year the country's material production industry will be about $40 billion in size and that it is expected to reach the $100 billion mark by 2027。

Despite the fact that our 3d printing industry has developed at a later stage than the developed countries of europe and the united states of america, it has demonstrated its unique advantages in product design, complex and specialized product production, and individualized services, and is therefore fully aware of thisSmart manufacturingThe profound impact of digital manufacturing on our country has accelerated the development of the 3d printing industry and contributed to our transition from a “industrial power” to an “industrial power”。

3d printing digitally intelligent ecosystems will appear

At present, with the increasing attention paid at the national level to our 3d printing industry, we have largely developed a more mature 3d printing chain. According to the data, the 3d print industry has evolved over the past four decades to become a 100 billion yuan/us$20 billion volume industry globally, but its manufacturing penetration rate is currently less than 0. 1 per cent, subject to technical, cost and other factors。

In terms of the 3d printing industry chain, the upstream industry consists mainly of raw materials, core hardware and assistive tools, etc.; the mid-stream industry consists mainly of equipment manufacturers and 3d printing service fixers; the downstream industry is mainly applied to mechanical manufacturing, aerospace, automobiles, medical, educational, military, cultural, etc., and special applications include, inter alia, biology, food, construction, human image printing, etc。

The global 3d printing industry is expected to continue to grow at a high rate over the next decade, while china continues to grow and enter a period of large-scale industrialization as it continues to break through the technological barriers. The demand for metal 3d printing in the fields of aerospace, automobiles, navigation, nuclear industry and medical equipment is strong and there is a rapid expansion of the application end. In the future, the application of 3d printing technologies has evolved from simple conceptual models to direct manufacturing of functional components, with great potential for industry development。

In particular, the experts felt that 3d printing would lead to a complete digitally intelligent ecosystem with sound intellectual property rights. 3d printing is based on central brain control, with advantages such as cloud-based dynamic data flows, process-based traceability, process quality intelligence control, product quality standards, etc., and is expected to be of greater value in intelligent manufacturing, and to rapidly break through into mainstream production in key industries, leading production to a new era of socialization, customization and distribution。