From the perspective of the ancient shipbuilding industry, 3D printing development and application scenarios have become the key to development

The ancient technology of shipbuilding has appeared long before human history records, and has a history of tens of thousands of years. From the original hand-made to the later large-scale machine production, the shipbuilding craftsmanship in different historical periods has its own merits. However, today, another new technology has been applied to the shipbuilding industry, which has made a major breakthrough compared to all previous technologies, that is, the high-profile 3D printing technology.

3D printing empowers the shipbuilding industry

Not long ago, the University of Maine issued a statement: A 3D printer at the University's Advanced Structure and Composite Materials Center spent 72 hours to print a patrol boat with a length of 7.6 meters and a weight of 2,268 kilograms, with a total manufacturing cost of about $40,000. 3D printing is also starting to be used in the shipbuilding industry in Australia, where the Ministry of Defence is funding a two-year, A$1.5 million test project to assess whether a blazingly fast 3D printer could be used for the Royal Australian Navy "Armidale" class patrol boat formation to provide more parts.

With the maturity of related technologies, 3D printing, as an emerging rapid prototyping technology, has the characteristics of efficient customization, high precision and low cost, and has begun to be sought after in many fields. For ordinary people, 3D printing technology may only be a general concept, and they do not understand the technology. In the process of 3D printing, a series of complex technologies are required to support each other in order to achieve the final printing success, one of which has to be mentioned is 3D sensing technology.

3D sensing technology application scenarios Blue Ocean Infinite

Thanks to the rapid development of the smartphone industry in recent years, Apple's iPhone X innovatively uses a 3D structured light camera to replace the previous fingerprint recognition with facial recognition technology, allowing 3D sensing technology to be popularized "into ordinary people's homes". In fact, the earliest application on smartphones is just the epitome of many scenarios of 3D sensing technology. Because it is closer to the majority of users, the cognition in this area will be more intuitive. In addition, it has a wide range of application scenarios in mobile payment, home furnishing, security, construction and other fields. For the majority of manufacturers, they should think about how to develop broader application scenarios of 3D sensing technology, and commercialize them with cost-effective cost and convenient operation.

Chinese 3D sensing companies are emerging

3D printing technology appeared in the mid-1990s. At that time, because 3D sensing technology was not yet mature, it greatly restricted the development and application of 3D printing technology. After entering the 21st century, countries have made great strides in 3D sensing technology and made great strides forward. As a rising star in the industry, China has also made great achievements in 3D sensing technology in recent years, and even many foreign companies have begun to turn to their targets to seek cooperation with related Chinese companies.

As one of the largest information technology (IT) companies in the world, HP has three major business groups: Information Products Group, Printing and Imaging Systems Group, and Enterprise Computer Professional Services Group, all of which are leaders in the industry. In terms of 3D printing, it chose to cooperate with a Chinese company, 3D sensing leader Aobi Zhongguang, and has carried out in-depth applications on many products. It can be seen that China's 3D sensing technology has been valued by international first-tier companies. with recognition.

Because the field is relatively cutting-edge, ordinary users are not very concerned about business cooperation related to 3D sensing technology. In fact, HP and Aobi Zhongguang have cooperated for a long time. As early as 2016, the two parties have jointly developed 3D scanning all-in-one machines. Aobi Zhongguang replaced Intel Real Sense and became the supplier of HP sprout pro G2 all-in-one computer. . In the industry at that time, it was known as a big event to be proud of. Of course, the cooperation between the two parties did not live up to expectations. With the powerful 3D scanning function, the HP sprout pro G2 was widely praised by the market as soon as it was released.

After an instant hit, Obi Zhongguang and HP have been deeply engaged in the field of 3D printing and carried out more extensive cooperation. For example, the latest generation of HP Z 3D Camera has been developed. According to sources, the HP Z 3D Camera, which was first launched at CES2018, adopts the Obi-Zhongguang Astra series 3D sensing camera. Compared with the previous products, its scanning accuracy and performance have been greatly improved. promote. These are the best proofs that my country's 3D sensing technology is advancing with each passing day.

It is foreseeable that with the continuous improvement of 3D sensing technology, it will bring iterative upgrades to many traditional industries. For the majority of users, it will also make our life and work more intelligent and convenient, which may be the biggest original intention of the development of 3D sensing technology.