Bridge manufacturing

- [Female instructor] If you're … currently injection … molding parts, … You might be able to use 3D printing as a stop gap, … if you run out of parts temporarily. … Bridge manufacturing is using a different method … of fabrication than normal, … because your primary manufacturing isn't set up yet, … or the usual supplier can't deliver for some reason. … Bridge manufacturing either can be used to … make a final part, … or to make a temporary one that you intend to replace later, … when your regular parts come in again. … Whether or not you can make a final part with 3D printing, … will depend first on whether there's an appropriate … 3D printable material. … More and more plastics are becoming available … in 3D printable form. … Not every printer can use every material though. … So you may need to explore this a little, … and it'll probably drive your choice of printer technology. … We have an entire course about material choice, … called Additive Manufacturing, Materials for 3D Printing. …