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Compared with traditional printing technologies, the greatest advantage of 3D printing technology is that the tridimensional characters can be printed. And the requirement of Braille printing fits this characteristic perfectly. In this paper the effects and costs of Braille printing plates which were manufactured by different 3D printing technologies were studied. Firstly, FDM, DLP and PolyJet technologies were used to print Braille plates. Then the precision and effect of different printing technologies were compared. Finally, a suitable method of printing braille can be selected according to the user’s requirements and budget. At the same time a new method to study Braille by 3D printing puzzle is approached. The 3D printing puzzles are convenient for the beginners to learn Braille writing and can be used repeatedly. This study will provide a new method for personalized printing of Braille, and can spell repeatedly to meet the requirements of environmental protection.
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This study is funded by Key Lab of Intelligent and Green Flexographic Printing, which is belonged to State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television of the People’s Republic of China.
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Li, C., Zheng, L., Xiao, Y. (2022). Application Research of 3D Printing Technology in Braille. In: Zhao, P., Ye, Z., Xu, M., Yang, L., Zhang, L., Yan, S. (eds) Interdisciplinary Research for Printing and Packaging. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 896. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1673-1_32
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