{"id":243,"date":"2015-07-19T16:15:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T16:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/?p=243"},"modified":"2020-12-10T14:14:37","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:14:37","slug":"3d-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/3d-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"What is 3D Printing &#038; How Do 3D Printers Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3d-printting-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3d-printting-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/3d-printting-1-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There are several web resources who educate the general public about 3D printing. 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Recently they published a nice informative&nbsp;guide on 3D printing, how it works, and what are the&nbsp;various technologies involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Success stories with MRPeasy manufacturing software &#8211; <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrpeasy.com\/manufacturing-software-3d-printers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>3D Printers and 3D Printing.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As 3dprint.com&nbsp;plans to update&nbsp;&nbsp;this article&nbsp;when&nbsp;new technologies and information become available, instead of copying their article we provide here below a link to it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-3-dprint-com-the-voice-of-3-d-printing-additive-manufacturing\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttp:\/\/3dprint.com\/82272\/what-3d-printing-works\/\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a nice reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are several web resources who educate the general public about 3D printing. 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