Is it possible to 3D print a Gaming Laptop factory in public storage?

[Gizmo j]

I'm not talking about 3D printing the whole laptop itself but instead try to print the type of "factory" that is usually used to manufacturer the laptop, for example:

a Motherboard factory (that has been 3D printed)
a LCD factory (that has been 3D printed)
a RAM factory (that has been 3D printed)

You get what I mean? 3D print the components used to manufacture each individual product instead of the product itself.

and if it is possible how many storage facilities would you think I need? and how much money would you think it would cost altogether?




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[VirtualLarry]

Uhh, lay off the drugs???

 

[DaveSimmons]

And stop reposting yourself

 

[ronbo613]

You'll need a brown dog with 3D glasses and headphones to run the factory

 

[Ichinisan]

3D printers work almost exclusively in plastics and the quality is bad compared to injection molding.

You won’t be making high end silicon chips with a 3D printer.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

With enough hookers and blow, anything is possible. I say go for it!

 

[Red Squirrel]

They do have concrete 3D printers, suppose in theory you could print a factory. But not all the machines etc. Those concrete 3D printers don't use rebar either so not ideal for a structure. I think they are more meant for art etc.

 

[gorcorps]

You couldn't even 3d print a decent door for that storage unit, let alone anything more substantial

 

[Gizmo j]

Metal 3d printers have already been invented....isn't a computer just metal and plastic?

https://www.google.com/search?q=met...UCxFQKHR_7DUQQ_AUICSgA&biw=1366&bih=662&dpr=1

 

[Ichinisan]

Metal 3d printers have already been invented....isn't a computer just metal and plastic?

https://www.google.com/search?q=met...UCxFQKHR_7DUQQ_AUICSgA&biw=1366&bih=662&dpr=1

CPUs require incredibly precise lithography to cram all those transistors into the package. They're packed so closely that we're approaching theoretical limits due to the size of atoms and molecules. They're developing new ways to narrow the spectrum of the light used in lithography because the wavelength of the photons (light particles) is too big to give the necessary precision. Engineers have already figured ways around numerous barricades to reach this point. Each breakthrough allows smaller and smaller transistors or more closely-packed transistors so they can fit more into the same surface area for improved performance.

No. You can't produce a modern CPU with a 3D printer.

Memory and solid state storage require similar processes and have similar density.

 

[Gizmo j]

Once again im not saying I could 3d print a cpu or motherboard, I was thinking I could 3d print the machines and tools you need to manufacture laptops

 

[arandomguy]

The machines required to manufacturer those components themselves are computer controlled for one. So if you cannot 3D print a computer, you cannot 3D print the machines required to make one from nothing.

3D printing technology would need to be at a level that could 3D print a laptop from raw materials only in order to be able to 3D print the current machines used to make a laptop from raw materials only.

 

[Ichinisan]

Once again im not saying I could 3d print a cpu or motherboard, I was thinking I could 3d print the machines and tools you need to manufacture laptops

Hmm.

I'm not talking about 3D printing the whole laptop itself but instead try to print the type of "factory" that is usually used to manufacturer the laptop, for example:

a Motherboard factory (that has been 3D printed)
a LCD factory (that has been 3D printed)
a RAM factory (that has been 3D printed)

You get what I mean? 3D print the components used to manufacture each individual product instead of the product itself.

and if it is possible how many storage facilities would you think I need? and how much money would you think it would cost altogether?

Well, printing a factory that could print a motherboard would require at least the same amount of precision as printing a motherboard directly.