3DP Europe - Brussels - 18 Oct 2015 Presentation of Diogo Quental, co-founder of GetReady4 3D

3. 500,000 years ago
Human Speech
revolutions
communication
Hi All!!

4. 5,000 years ago
Writing
revolutions
communication

5. 600 years ago
2D Printing
revolutions
communication

6. In the last 600 years
2D Printing
was essential to our
development "Tolman & Einstein" by Los Angeles Times

7. and
2D Printing
has been
accessible to all

8. but what if
we’d have to
buy words
before speaking or
writing?

9. our world is 3D
not 2D

10. since childhood
we think in 3D
not in 2D,

11. but most of us
don’t express in 3D

12. we have to
buy the objects
we want

13. So, what if we could
materialize ideas as easy
as in 2D?

15. reprap.org

16. Freedom to design
 Rapid prototyping
 Tool-free production
 Complex geometries
 No “lost in production”
Joris Laarman Studios 2014

17.  Unexpensive mistakes
 Design by non-designers
 Creativity enhancement
Freedom to fail

18.  Individuals and small companies
 Small series on demand
 Fashion made at home
Freedom of production
From Danit Peleg’s 3D Printed Collection

19.  Wasteless production
 Renewable materials
 Recycled materials
Freedom of production

20. Freedom of excessive weight
High strength-to-weight parts
Mass/Volume reduction > 50%
GE - Grabcad jet engine bracket challenge

21.  Houses
 Buildings
 Bridges
Freedom to print Macro
Business Insider

22.  Skin
 Blood vessels
 Heart tissue
 Electronics
Freedom to print Micro

23.  Sharing multiplier
 e-Nable Project
 Spark platform (Autodesk)
Freedom to collaborate for good

24. We are all free to create in 3D

25. We are all free to connect in 3D

26. We are all free to express in 3D

27. If we got this far expressing
only in 2D…

28. where will we get by
expressing in 3D?