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3D PRINTING

INTRODUCTION TO 3D PRINTING

The earliest 3D printing technologies first became


Manufacturing Digital Fabrication
visible in the late 1980s, at which time they were
It takes a model i.e. a
called Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies as the
digital design as an
initial usage was restricted to making prototypes.
input and turns the
input cartridges into It wasnt until January 2009 that the first
Additive Subtractive desired physical commercially available 3D printer for non-prototype
objects. activities came into the market named RapMan 3D
3d Printing is a form of printer.
additive manufacturing.
Its a Process of joining The 3-D Printing Process
materials to make an object Step 1: CAD -Produce a 3-D model usingcomputer-
based on a 3dDmodel Data in aided design(CAD) software.
a layer-by-layer process Step 2: Conversion to STL - standard tessellation
Digital Fabrication language, is a file format developed for 3D Systems
It takes a model i.e. a digital Step 3: Transfer to AM Machine an setup machine
design as an input and turns Step 4: Building The machine is programmed to
the input cartridges into automatically read the STL file and create the product
desired physical objects.
MEDICAL IMPACT
SOME LEADING COMPANIES
SOME COMMONLY SEEN USES

3D Printed Casts for broken bones

Replacement for amputated body parts

Cartilage organ replacement (ears, nose, etc.)

Skin Grafting

3D Printed Pills

Airway Splints

Development of Medical Tools


3D PRINTING IN ARCHITECTURE
Finding a 3D printer in an architecture studio is becoming pretty normal
these days but How far are we from witnessing an architecture studio
History inside a 3D printer?!
Advantages
Architecture firms were among
Complex shape capabilities
the first businesses to adopt.
Blazing fast speed compared
Helped architects to study the
with traditional building
interaction of volumes and
methods
shapes, communicate design
Almost no wasted material,
ideas, etc.
More affordable housing, when
Evolution towards a faster, more
this technology fully matures
accurate and easier option was
and reaches widespread use.
needed.
3D printed base on the moon!
NASA has supported a study of the
feasibility of this concept to be used
to build a lunar settlement taking
advantage of local materials i.e. lunar
soil,
C O N T E M P O RA RY E X A M P L E S
Print the Future, Technology
Startup
Worlds Advanced Saving Project
Offers custom 3D printed furniture,
(WASP)
Recently presented a scaled up recently opened a pop-up store in
New York City
version of their Delta 2040 printer,
Neil Patel, CEO. What Starbucks is
a colossal 39-feet-high structure.
UN estimates an average daily to coffee, Print the Future will be to
3D printing; synonymous with its
requirement of an astounding
product.
100,000 homes over the next 15
Customers to pick from a catalog of
years to cope with the worlds
ready-to-print designs or create
growing population
their own, which will be
manufactured on-site within 24
Dutch company MX3D
hours.
Direct 3D metal printer
Equipped a commercially available
Chinese company Winsun
industrial robot with an advanced
Unveiled a group of ten small houses,
welding machine
allegedly build in one single day, as Coded its brains to create metal
well as a 6-story building and an entire
structures with no support material
mansion.
whatsoever, just building them in
mid-air.
AEROSPACE USAGE
AEROSPACE INDUSTRY

No set-up or tooling costs


Cost System parts can be realised as a single unit
reduction Simplifying assembly and quality assurance

Intelligent light weight structures


Lightweight
Weight reduction by nearly 40-60%
design
Airplanes consume significantly less fuel and emit less carbon dioxide

Maximum flexibility in production planning


Tool less Less energy and raw material
production Modified parts, upgrades and spare parts can be produced as needed

Unbelievable flexibility in terms of geometry of shapes


Shape Enables new shapes to be manufactured
Flexibility Allows study of hundreds of potential designs
COMPANIES

Boeing
US Navy

SpaceX

NASA

BAE Systems

GE Aviation

Lufthansa
Evektor
A N T E N N A B R A C K E T F O R R U A G S S E N T I N E L S AT E L L I T E

The mission costs of space exploration per kilogram of transported payload are
20,000
Needed Stability and rigidity with a lightweight design of antenna
DECISION MAKING - ROSETTA SPACECRAFT

The comet is 4.5 x 4.1 km across and the Rosetta spacecraft is only 2.8 x 2.1 x 2.0 m in size
THOR WORLDS FIRST 3D PRINTED MINI-PL ANE
LIMITATIONS
L I M I TAT I O N S & D I S A D VA N TA G E S

Decrease in Manufacturing JobsThe decrease in manufacturing jobs will greatly


affect the economy of countries that rely on a large number of low skill jobs.

Limited SizeThe size of objects created with 3d printers is currently limited however, in
the near future; large items such as architectural structures can be created using 3d
printing.

Limited Raw MaterialsTraditional manufacturing of products has an enormous range


of raw materials that can be used. Presently 3d printers can work up to approximately 100
different raw materials and creating products that uses more raw materials are still under
development.

Violation of CopyrightsThe biggest disadvantage of 3d printing is Counterfeiting.


Anyone who gets a hold of a blueprint will be able to counterfeit products easily. It will
become more common and tracing the source of the counterfeited items will be nearly
impossible. Many copyright holders will have a hard time protecting their rights and
businesses producing unique products will suffer.

Production of Dangerous ItemsWith 3d printers, plastic knives, guns and any other
hazardous objects can be created. It makes easier for terrorists and criminals bring a

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