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3D printing is here to redefine the shopping experiences.
FREMONT, CA: 3D is changing the way shoppers shop. There is always a group who have an uneven shape, and it is challenging to find perfect clothes for such shoppers. 3D printing helps predict and cater to the customers' wants. Many shoppers are passionate about this technology as they try different ways to make it user-friendly.
The advanced version of 3D printing creates a finished product with more consistent quality and durability. If a customer can get what they want, where they want it, and when they want it, the probability of customer dissatisfaction would be decreased to a vast extent. Retailers like to have a better idea of what a customer wants. A report said that more than 40 percent of retailers had seen an increase in intentional returns.
Clothing brands are trying to get around the practice with 3D body scanning unit. It is creating statistical models of bodies to assist in developing as yet unspecified commercial applications. This technology can also cut down on excess inventory. Manufacturing that is on the point will custom make even a single article of clothing for a designer. This will allow shoppers to obtain apparel in fits and size combinations that even more extensive rack selections don’t provide. This eliminates the need for warehousing, minimum runs, and inventory for small clothing-design firms.
3D printing will be a profitable business for clothing makers. When a customer can already have an idea of how they might look at the product, they are about to purchase, ordering excess items to compare mitigates. This technique seems to be practically seamless for prototypes than products at this point. It is just the matter of finding the perfect materials and the ideal way of 3D printing.
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