3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), refers to various processes used to synthesize a three-dimensional object.[1] In 3D printing, successive layers of material are formed under computer control to create an object.[2] These objects can be of almost any shape or geometry and are produced from a 3D model or other electronic data source. A 3D printer is a type of industrial robot.
4. “3-D printing” or “Additive Manufacturing” takes digital input in the form of Computer
Aided Design (CAD) model and creates solid, three dimensional parts through an
additive, layer by layer process. Our 3-D printers extrudes a ABS plastic filament by
melting it similar to a hot glue gun.
5. A person
creates a 3D
image of an
item using a
computer-
aided design
(CAD)
software
program.
The CAD
information
is sent to
the printer.
The printer
forms the item
by depositing
the material in
layers starting
from the
bottom layer
onto a platform.
In some cases
light or lasers
are used to
harden the
material.
How Does It Works?
6. 1984 - 86
Charles Hull invents 3D printing and coins the term
“Stereo Lithography”
1992
First 3D printer built by 3D Systems
1999
First application of 3D printing in the medical field -
creating the human bladder
History
7. 2000
Miniature human kidney created through 3D
printing
2009
First usable prosthetic leg – this opens the
door for customized products using 3D
printing
2011
3D printers start offering 14K gold as
printable material
8. It is predicted that the 3D printing industry is set to grow 300% in the next 7
years!
Projected Growth
10. Concept Modeling Use:
Concept modeling lets small
design and engineering firms
extend their reach by testing out
more ideas and developing only
the right projects. For large
companies, concept modeling
within departments or even in
individual cubicles is a way to
sharpen ideas before presenting
them to superiors.
Example:
California based 3-D
Reprographics makes architectural
models for its clients. They found
3D printing to be a great fit for
making a strong accurate
presentation model.
11. Functional Prototyping
Use:
Functional prototyping helps in
creating amazingly realistic
prototypes with the look and feel
of a real product.
Example:
Lamborghini, while developing
its new flagship model Aventador
in 2011, made extensive use of
3-D printing technology to build a
functional prototype of the car.
Prototype
12. End Use Parts Use:
3-D printing is capable of
building the most durable,
stable, and repeatable parts in
the industry, whose accuracy
can be compared with injection
molding.
Example:
Kelly Manufacturing Company
(KMC), the world’s largest
manufacturer of general
aviation instruments, makes
extensive use of 3-D printing
by producing prototypes of
critical components for an
aircraft quickly; the process
would otherwise take an
estimated 3-4 weeks.
15. Fashionable Plaster
This 3-D-printed cast helps
in repair broken bones may
be the future of medical
orthopedic casts. 3-D printed
casts also bring out the
positive potential of this
emerging technology.
Medical
16. Artificial Arms for Disabled
Richard Van, a South African
carpenter, assembles a Robohand
and fits it to Liam Dippenaar. Liam
was born without fingers on his right
hand. Makerbot which is a 3-D printer
provided them with the 3D printing
technology that they used to print the
parts for the Robohand.
Medical
17. Grow Your Own Organs
Surgeon Dr. Anthony Atala
demonstrated an early-stage
experiment that could
someday solve the organ-
donor problem. A 3-D printer
that uses living cells to print
out a transplantable kidney.
Medical
18. Animated Characters
Sony pictures was the first to
embrace the concept of 3D
printing to create characters
for the movie Pirates – A
Band of Misfits.
Games &
Entertain
ment
19. Skyfall’s Aston Martin
Skyfall filmmakers 3-D
printed this rare Aston Martin
so they wouldn't have to
damage the original for the
film sequence. The effects
crew model makers called
on a company called
Voxeljet, which used a
massive 3D printer with a
capacity of 283 cubic feet to
reproduce three scale
models of the Aston Martin.
Pop-
Culture
20. Microsoft will provide
support for 3D printers in the
next update of its Windows
10 operating system. The
firm has struck deals with a
number of major 3-D printer
makers including Makerbot,
3D Systems, Form labs and
Dassault. Under the deal
they will develop
automatically loading driver
software that will ease 3D
printer set-up at home.
Do It
YourselfPrint @ Home
21. Components on Demand
To prepare for a future where parts
can be built on-demand in space.
Made in Space--the space
manufacturing company, has
partnered with NASA’s Marshall
Space Flight Center to launch the
first 3D printer to space. Made in
Space’s customized 3D printer will
be the first device to manufacture
parts away from planet Earth. The
3-D printing in Zero-G Experiment
will validate the capability of
additive manufacturing (AM) in
zero-gravity.
Do It
Yourself
22. Eyes on You
New technologies using
Unmanned Aircraft Vehicles (UAV)
could create a new, cost-effective
and reliable monitoring service.
Researchers have created a new
3D printed drone, called 2Seas,
that could soon be used by
maritime security organizations.
The heart of 2Seas – the central
wing box, fuel tank and engine
mountings was 3D-printed.
Defense
& Space
23. 3-D printed Lunar Base
Building a base on the moon could
theoretically be made much
simpler by using a 3D printer to
construct it from local materials.
The concept was recently
endorsed by the European Space
Agency (ESA) which is now
collaborating with architects to
gauge the feasibility of 3D printing
using lunar soil.
Defense
& Space
24. Space Food
NASA can send robots to Mars
with no worries about the food.
However, if it's ever going to put
humans on the red planet, then it
has to figure out how to feed them
over the course of year-long
missions. So the space agency
has funded research for a 3D
printer that creates entrees or
desserts at the touch of a button.
In this way, NASA seeks
inspiration from the concept of the
Food Replicator from the movie
Star Trek.
Food
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Model:
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ro Huxley
Price:
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Evento
rbot
Model
: Delta
Micro
Up
Afinia
H-
Series
Price:
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Printrb
ot
Model
:
Printrb
ot GO
Price:
$1,500
Maker
bot
Model
:
Replic
ator 2x
Price:
$2,800
The
Future
is 3D
Model
:
Glacier
Steel
Price:
3000
3D
Syste
ms
Model:
CubeX
Price:
$3000
Formla
bs
Model
: Form
1
Price:
$3,300
Stratas
ys
Model
: U
print
SE
Plus
Price:
$15,00
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28. Remya – 1st 3D
Printed Human
Remya is a 1-day-old human of the
next-gen 3D printer system called
“Behold.”
Behold became an instant hit with
people who wanted an extended life by
printing out worn out organs and
tissues.
Scientist decided to “print” much more
than just organs. They got source codes
and designs of all the organs and
tissues required in a human body from
an open source Creative Commons
platform. They assembled the parts
together on a Design Software and
named the file “Remya.” Next, they just
hit the “print” button!
The whole process took 9 days. At last
they had a fully grown human that they
called Remya.