Agenda Introduction Workflow Benefits Applications Success stories

Introduction

Workflow

Benefits

Applications

Success stories

What is 3D printing? It’s one rapid prototyping technologies It creates physical models from CAD and other digital data—layer by layer It’s widely used, especially in product designing It reduces a lot of time and cost It’s a developing technology

It’s one rapid prototyping technologies

It creates physical models from CAD and other digital data—layer by layer

It’s widely used, especially in product designing

It reduces a lot of time and cost

It’s a developing technology

What is prototyping? Prototyping is a cycle that producers or designing teams make models for end users to test, evaluate, or debug, and get feedbacks then revise or redesign at the pre-production.

Prototyping is a cycle that producers or designing teams make models for end users to test, evaluate, or debug, and get feedbacks then revise or redesign at the pre-production.

Rapid prototyping Stereolithography (1988) Fused Deposition Modeling(1990) Selective Laser Sintering(1992) 3D Printing (1997) Q: Why 3D printing has become the most popular one? Ans: faster and more inexpensive

Stereolithography (1988)

Fused Deposition Modeling(1990)

Selective Laser Sintering(1992)

3D Printing (1997)

Q: Why 3D printing has become the most popular one?

Ans: faster and more inexpensive

WORK FLOW CAD, Mayo, Rhino. 3D Models Specialized software 3D Printer Powder removal Heating / Curing Polymer / Metal Infiltration Pre-process Process Post-process

Pre-process

COMPONENTS OF 3DP

INKJET PRINTING HEAD

Algorithm of the process

3DP in Action

Post-process (Finishing)

Benefits of 3D printing

Applications Marketing -Packaging -Product prototypes Industries -Models -Building Design Education -Visual realization Medicine -??? Other uses -Reconstructing Fossils in Paleontology -Replicating ancient artifacts

Marketing

-Packaging

-Product prototypes

Industries

-Models

-Building Design

Education

-Visual realization

Medicine

-???

Other uses

-Reconstructing Fossils in Paleontology

-Replicating ancient artifacts

Organ printing

3D Printing Success Story Xerox Limited produces new-generation printers, copiers, and document centers. The Xerox design team looked to a 3D printer to help improve their efficiency at producing prototype parts by moving away from the traditional ‘machining’ function.

Xerox Limited produces new-generation printers, copiers, and document centers. The Xerox design team looked to a 3D printer to help improve their efficiency at producing prototype parts by moving away from the traditional ‘machining’ function.

3D Printing Success Story

3D Printing Success Story

Sources Articles: The object of 3D printing — from Advertising & Marketing Review Printers produce copies in 3D — from BBC NEWS 'Gadget printer' promises industrial revolution – from NewScientist.com Major 3D printer companies: Z Corporation 3D System Xpress3D

Articles:

The object of 3D printing

— from Advertising & Marketing Review

Printers produce copies in 3D — from BBC NEWS

'Gadget printer' promises industrial revolution

– from NewScientist.com

Major 3D printer companies:

Z Corporation

3D System

Xpress3D