3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file.
Over time printers can deteriorate and need some general maintenance. Or if your printer is just broken send it in and we will get you creating again!
Maintenance teams are always under pressure to deliver service quickly, efficiently and at low cost. The major task of maintenance is to decrease unplanned downtime and, therefore, increase Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
3D printing helps maintenance in reducing downtime by increasing availability of replacement parts or repair fixtures – in many cases at a lower cost and with faster turnaround time.
The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced cross-section of the object.