In 1986 the term SLA was born, the first 3D printing technology. Since then, it has undergone some evolutions and through it is possible to create and obtain models and objects of the most varied forms, with great precision. ...

The term FDM was born in the late 1980s and is currently the most widely used 3D printing technology in the world. When it was created, this technology was used for the construction of machines, but after some transformations throughout its evolution, FDM is today a process of manufacturing and production of parts of stable dimension. ...

Additive manufacturing - 3D printing - is a very current and useful technique that involves detailed processes. The parts that are manufactured through 3D printing require some special post-production treatment. ...

CNC turning (Computer Numerical Control) is a subtractive manufacturing process that emerged in the year 1940. Since then, it has undergone some changes, but the concept is the same. ...