NITIN BAGEWADI
could anyone explain me difference between 3D printing and prototyping ?
3-D Printing is used in prototyping, it helps you get a prototype faster, with metal and plastic filaments, it gives you the freedom that mold making doesn't, especially regarding speed. That's for prototyping, it is usually not utilized in full scale manufacturing and operations, molds are usually used, you may be able to 3-D print molds, they are usually machined on CNC machines though. 3-D printing is utilized in prototyping because it is faster and cheaper than wasting metal/other materials on molds, its cheaper materials, and faster for an effective prototype. While metal molds are faster to pump them out when mass producing them. Overall, 3-D printing for the prototype process, and molds for the full scale production.