The only advantage CNC has right now is accuracy (thousandths vs tenths of an inch).
It is more than that. You can make things out of metals that you can heat treat later to become much stronger/harder.
The products made by of those processes are not very strong. You can't heat treat ABS to HRC 65. Sure, you could print a pattern for casting with ABS, but castings are not that strong either.
Sintered metal? I don't know enough to comment. Perhaps it can use poweder metallurgy grade alloy steel?
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TDM machines can be setup for a tiny fraction of a CNC, and the running costs printng ABS are still way below the cheapest metal stocks for CNC.
The only advantage CNC has right now is accuracy (thousandths vs tenths of an inch).
What has changed is that TDM machines are cheap enough for almost every home with a large screen TV could also have a printer.
The only advantage CNC has right now is accuracy (thousandths vs tenths of an inch).
It is more than that. You can make things out of metals that you can heat treat later to become much stronger/harder.
The products made by of those processes are not very strong. You can't heat treat ABS to HRC 65. Sure, you could print a pattern for casting with ABS, but castings are not that strong either.
Sintered metal? I don't know enough to comment. Perhaps it can use poweder metallurgy grade alloy steel?