FHKI 60th Anniversary Commemorative Album

自第一部商業 3D 打印機於 20 世紀 90 年代中期面 世後， 3D 打印的應用不斷突破人類的想像力。 在工業製造領域，如醫療、航天、汽車和設計行 業， 3D 打印技術主要應用在產品研發初期，通常 用於打樣製作樣品、模型。 3D 打印技術適用的產 品包羅萬有，例如汽車樣品零件、電子產品和家 電外殼模型等。最近，甚至有初創公司成功將 3D 打印技術應用於培育人造肉，相信未來 3D 打印技 術將會更廣泛應用。 過去生產一個度身訂造的產品需時良久，那麼， 現在需要多少時間？ 58 秒。究竟是如何做到的？ 答案就在「工業 4.0 」。 「工業 4 . 0 」是透過網絡讓顧客需求與生產系統 高度互動，例如顧客能在手機應用程式中下單， 連接雲端的機器直接收取訂單，並按顧客要求生 產產品。「工業 4 . 0 」的出現，既讓企業能根據 顧客需求及時生產更多受歡迎的產品，亦能在短 時間內生產訂製產品。換言之，「工業 4 . 0 」的 出現既改善廠商回應市場的能力，更打破了過往 認為規模生產與度身訂造難以並存的想像，亦為 工業生產打開全新一頁。 The first commercial 3D printer appeared in the mid-1990s, and the application of 3D printing has continued to go beyond our imagination. In industrial manufacturing, such as medical, aerospace, automotive and design industries, 3D printing is mainly used in the initial stage of product development, as well as making samples and models. 3D printing applies to a wide range of products, such as accessories of cars, electronic products and casing of electrical appliances. Recently, some start-ups have even successfully applied 3D printing to creating artificial meat. 3D printing is believed to be more widely used in the future. In the past, it took a long time to produce a tailor-made product. But how long does it take now? 58 seconds. How is it possible? The answer lies in “Industry 4.0”. “Industry 4.0” allows customers to highly interact with the production system through the Internet. For example, a customer can place an order in a mobile phone application, and cloud-connected machines can directly make products that meet the customer’s needs. The emergence of “Industry 4.0” allows manufacturers to produce tailor- made products in a much shorter time. That means “Industry 4.0” not only improves the ability of manufacturers to respond to the market, but also makes it possible to manufacture tailor-made products on a massive scale. It indeed marks a new page for industrial production. Federation of Hong Kong Industries 60 th Anniversary Commemorative Album 83