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==Uses==

==Uses==

The versatility of these devices makes them useful in a wide variety of ways.  Hobbyists, find various uses for these, but many professional fields are beginning to adopt them. Some manufacturers have found these quite useful because they are able to create specialized components, which would be expensive to acquire in other ways.  Other industries are beginning to use them for the novelty of the process and product.  For example, [[The Hershey Company]] is beginning the process of making their kisses using 3D printers.<ref name="entrepreneur.com">https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241596</ref><br />

The versatility of these devices makes them useful in a wide variety of ways.  Hobbyists find various uses for these, but many professional fields are beginning to adopt them. Some manufacturers have found these quite useful because they are able to create specialized components, which would be expensive to acquire in other ways.  Other industries are beginning to use them for the novelty of the process and product.  For example, [[The Hershey Company]] is beginning the process of making their kisses using 3D printers.<ref name="entrepreneur.com">https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241596</ref><br />

Perhaps one of the more bazaar but ingenious applications of this technology is the production of human body parts.  Medical researchers have found that they can use live tissue from a patient to create an artificial organ, which their immune system is very unlikely to reject, since it is composed of their own cells.  Although not a common practice, this seems to offer much safer organ replacement which is available almost any time one is needed.

Perhaps one of the more bazaar but ingenious applications of this technology is the production of human body parts.  Medical researchers have found that they can use live tissue from a patient to create an artificial organ, which their immune system is very unlikely to reject, since it is composed of their own cells.  Although not a common practice, this seems to offer much safer organ replacement which is available almost any time one is needed.

===Standard materials===

===Standard materials===

*ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

*ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene)

*PLA (Polylactic Acid)

*PLA (Polylactic Acid)

*Nylon (Polyamide)  

*Nylon (Polyamide)  

*NylonX (Polyamide)

*NylonX (Polyamide)

===Composite materials===

===Composite materials===

Composite materials are blends of multiple components.  Many are designed to mimic a material, even though that material is mixed with a thermoplastic (meltable) materail.  This enables creators to generate things which appear to be constructed of wood, metal, stone, or other unusual substances.  These composites include:

Composite materials are blends of multiple components.  Many are designed to mimic a material, even though that material is mixed with a thermoplastic (meltable) material.  This enables creators to generate things which appear to be constructed of wood, metal, stone, or other unusual substances.  These composites include:

*LAYBRICK

*LAYBRICK

*Wood Composite

*Wood Composite

*Bendlay

*Bendlay

*MoldLay

*MoldLay

*Chocolate<ref>http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/12/19/hershey_chocolate_3d_printer.html</ref><ref name="entrepreneur.com">https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241596</ref>

*Chocolate<ref name="entrepreneur.com"/><ref>http://www.slate.com/blogs/business_insider/2014/12/19/hershey_chocolate_3d_printer.html</ref>

===Support materials===

===Support materials===

In some cases, there must be a void in a project, but while printing, something must be there to support other parts.  I cases like this, support materials are used. These are printed to fill the space, then dissolved later using the required solvent, leaving only the intended product with the intended voids.  These support materials include:

In some cases, there must be a void in a project, but while printing, something must be there to support other parts.  I cases like this, support materials are used. These are printed to fill the space, then dissolved later using the required solvent, leaving only the intended product with the intended voids.  These support materials include:

*PVA (Polyvinyl Acetate; water soluble)

*PVA (Polyvinyl Acetate; water-soluble)

*High Impact Polystyrene (dissolved by Limonene)<ref>https://www.allthat3d.com/3d-printer-filament/#hips</ref>

*High Impact Polystyrene (dissolved by Limonene)<ref>https://www.allthat3d.com/3d-printer-filament/#hips</ref>

*LAYaPVA (water soluble)

*LAYaPVA (water-soluble)

*LAY-CLOUD (water soluble)

*LAY-CLOUD (water-soluble)

*HIGH-T-LAY (water soluble)

*HIGH-T-LAY (water-soluble)

*ETHY-LAY (alcohol soluble)

*ETHY-LAY (alcohol-soluble)

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==References==

==References==

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[[Category:Printers]]

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