3D Printing: A Revolutionary Breakthrough

  3D printing's concept can be traced back to 1970's. It was the era of Inkjet printers. The concept of inkjet printers later transformed into 3D printing. 3D printing has enabled the industries to do many sorts of breakthroughs. It has been providing cheaper ways to produce prototypes and models since it invention in1984.
  The 3D printing technology was first developed by Charles Hull the co-founder of 3D systems. In 1984 the technology was used for the first time to create a 3D model from a picture. Many industries since then have started using this technology to save both money and time on the prototypes.
  Ikea an international decor brand uses this very technology to print it's new designs for display. Many other big industries use the new and revolutionary 3D printing technology. Innovative companies are now changing their strategies towards the 3D printing trends of creating prototypes. 
  The innovative technology has helped by giving a hand in Automobile, Aviation, Jewelry, Medical and many other types of manufacturing industries. Since the last 3 decades the 3D printing technology has developed and with it the industries using the 3D printing technology have also significantly developed.
  The first models were stereolithgraphic, soon many methods and materials were developed for the 3D printing. Within a few years the breakthroughs in medicine and in other industries started. Artificial, but fully functional kidneys were made that did what a real kidney could do!!! The best part was that there was little or no risk in the rejection of that organ because the printed 3D organ was of the patients own blood.
  Soon robotic airplanes with elliptical wings which were expensive if made using old techniques, were now easily available(or as to speak printable). Then blood vessels, prototype fully functional cars, prosthetics and even gold and silver jewellery were being printed.

  A company named RepRap created a specific type of printer called Darwin. The very purpose of the release of Darwin was the production of it's own. The Darwin 3D printer was used for printing 3D printers which the owner could then give to who ever they liked.
  In 2012 a completely 3D printed jaw was implanted in a human being. In the early 2013 the bio-technology went another step further. Scientists were able to generate stem cells via the 3D printing technology.
  No one knows what this technology has in store for us. What more breakthroughs will the 3D printing technology offer to the world. Maybe self cloning, maybe electronic gadgets... who knows?... let's just wait and see what the future of 3D printing has in store for us.