Dylan Oliver, General Manager, Fathom

1. PRESENTED BY
DYLAN OLIVER

2. Today's 3D Printing and
Additive Manufacturing Applications
MD&M West Anaheim, CA // Tuesday, February 11, 2014

3. • 2008 – Company founded
• 2011 – Headquarters relocated to
Jack London Square Oakland, CA
• 2013 – Oakland office expansion
• 2013 – New Production Center in Seattle, WA
• 2013 – Inc. 500 Rank #369
Top 100 MFG Companies Rank #9
• 2013 – SF Business Times Rank #39

4. • Stratasys
— PolyJet (InkJet)
— Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM)
— Solidscape
• 3D Systems
— Stereolithography (SLA)
— Sintering Technologies
— Z-Corp
— Multi-Jet Modeling
COMMERCIAL MANUFACTURERS
• EOS
— Sintering Technologies
• Envisiontec
— Digital Light Processing Technology (DLP)
— 3D-Bioplotter

6. FDM Technology
-Deposits real thermoplastic
-Material cools & hardens during deposition process
-9 diverse materials
-Soluble or Breakaway support
-Highly durable models
PolyJet Technology
-Jets liquid photopolymer
-Cured by UV light
-Breakaway support removed with Water Jet
-Plus 130 Materials
-Multiple materials in a single build
Printing
Head
INDUSTRY LEADING TECHNOLOGIES

7. SLS/DMLS Technology
- Fabrication Powder
- Roller / Wiper
- Build Cylinder
- Piston
- Powder Supply System
- Scanner System
SLA Technology
- Moveable Table
- Vat
- Photopolymer
- Scanner System
INDUSTRY LEADING TECHNOLOGIES

8. Powder Binding Technology
- Fabrication Powder
- Roller / Wiper
- Build Cylinder
- Piston
- Powder Supply System
- Scanner System
DLP Technology
- Moveable Table
- Vat
- Photopolymer
- Scanner System
INDUSTRY LEADING TECHNOLOGIES
Z-positioning unit
Model at holding plate
Polymerisation-basement
with photopolymer
DLP projection system

9. RIGID MATERIALS: POLYJET, FDM & SLARigid Materials: PolyJet, FDM and SLA

10. TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

11. DESIGN CYCLES
Typical Ideal

12. MINIMIZE COST OF CHANGE
Source: Rosenberg, Boston University

13. concept
modeling

14. PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

15. FUSION by SHOCKATOO:
WEARABLE ELECTRONIC
• Smartband with built-in accelerator, microphone,
microprocessor and Bluetooth 4.0
• Integrates the audio of music, visuals of concert
lightshow and kinetic energy of dance
• Final prototype needed to include the flex, finish,
and clarity to ensure proper light transmission, fit,
form and function of manufactured product
• Prototype and testing iterations completed within
two weeks

16. concept
modeling

17. BEAM by SUITABLE TECHNOLOGIES:
REMOTE PRESENCE DEVICE (RPD)
• RPD with all-in-one monitor and audio system, charging dock,
and interactive software for users to connect remotely
• Audio system includes 6 microphone arrays to reduce
background noise and cancel echoes
• Needed to develop a specialized audio dampening component
• Created 12 prototypes with complex geometries and
quick turnaround
• Cycle times 1-2 days, cost saving $35,000

18. concept
modeling

19. TOOLING APPLICATIONS
• Blow Molding
• Fiber Layup
• Injection Molding
• Investment Casting
• Jigs and Fixtures
• Metal Hydroforming
• Modular Fixtures
• Molded Fiber
• RTV Molding
• Sand Casting
• Spin Casting
• Thermoforming

20. concept
modeling

21. THE ZERO THEOREM
• A sci-fi movie directed by Terry Gilliam
• Low volume production; more cost effective
• Houses a Galaxy tablet
• Custom app for buttons with conductive foam

22. KELLY MANUFACTURING
• Line of aircraft instruments
• Lead time for 500 units has been shortened to three days
• Direct digital manufacturing reduces instrument part cost
5% and lead time 93%
• FDM provided substantially better dimensional accuracy
than the urethane casting process

23. PDS SOLUTIONS FOR MS INSTRUMENTS, INC.:
MRI HOUSING
• MRI device for lab animals
• Low volume production requirement
• Evaluated traditional manufacturing methods vs. 3D printing
• 3D printing and finishing the PC models was
quicker and less costly: eliminated tooling costs,
allowed for printing inventory on demand,
no re-tooling costs for design changes

24. CASE STUDY: 3D PRINTED EXOSKELETON

25. concept
modeling

26. SURGICAL PLANNING
Magnetic Resonance (MRI) Computed Tomography (CT Scan) UltraSound (US Scan)

27. • Flow of blood inside vessels is very hard to model on a computer
• Why not print the design and test it in the real world?
• Objet elastomeric materials closely imitates the mechanical properties of the blood vessels
• Clear materials allow flow visualization using particle imaging (PIV)
CARDIOVASCULAR ANALYSIS

28. concept
modeling

29. • Sterilization
—Gamma Radiation, Ethylene Oxide,
Steam Autoclave, Plasma, Chemical, etc.
• Bead Blasting
• Bonding and Gluing
• Electroplating
• Mass Finishing
• Sanding and Painting
• Sealing
• Thermo
• Vacuum Metalizing
POST PROCESSING

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