And everybody was upset that assembly line technology would end up employing only unskilled labor.
Before that you had to know how to assemble the entire vehicle.
And with the need for greater precision and of course technology advancing of course we are going to have to rely on technology in manufacturing processes.
I am definitely going to say 3D printing is the future especially with 3D printing metals
Definitely 3D printing looks big going forward.
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Actually some pretty amazing advancements that you can't do with forging or machining.
I think the biggest one is being able to 3D print with multiple metals.
Imagine a gear that can be soft mild steel too take the impact and have hard steel on the wear areas.
Very cool design possibilities
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Actually this opens up so many new possibilities because you can print parts inside areas that cannot be accessed increasing reliability and performance.
Let alone being able to integrate multiple different kinds of metals together.
Printers that can print multiple materials, not just metals, are true game changers. Then we will see innovation like we never saw before. The possibilities are near endless at that point.
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Well that's the thing now we can print non-ferrous metals along with high carbon steel and as well mild steels
Add in plastic silicone and other materials like polymers with glass fibers or carbon fibers...
Absolutely we are looking at a new frontier in engineering.
And what will be the limitations on that?
I think the innovation is going to be truly amazing. Many issues that cannot be solved now will be done simply because the computer can design it and the printer can generate it.
Existing processes are often limiting.
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This 🙄
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Ditto
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Indeed, I print with PLA currently :)
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