The webinar discusses selecting the right 3D printer based on requirements and budget, comparing professional, personal, and entry-level printers. It highlights use cases, accuracy, material properties, and cost efficiency, emphasizing the importance of matching printer capabilities to specific applications. Case studies illustrate how companies successfully utilize 3D printing for rapid prototyping and production, driving efficiency and value in their operations.

1. The
Right 3D Printer
for the Job

2. Before We Start
This webinar will be available at
www.designworldonline.com
Q&A at the end of the presentation
Tweet with hashtag #Right3Dprinter

3. Moderator
Leslie Langnau
Design World
Presenters
Buddy Byrum
3D Systems
Scott Harmon
Z Corporation
Fred Fischer
Stratasys, Inc.
Gerry Berberian
Objet Geometries

4. Design World
The Right 3D
Printer For the Job

5. 3D Printer Requirements vs. Budget Utility
Professional 3D Printers offer best part quality and functionality
• Highest available feature definition
• Highest accuracy and precision
• Broad range of functional materials
• Best elapsed time to finished part
Personal 3D Printers provide convenience and economy
• Desktop convenience
• Plug and play set-up and operation
• Easy-to-use
• Remarkable part quality and functionality
Entry-level 3D Printers are available to all
• Compact
• Variety of available materials
• Open-source design allows for experimentation

6. 3D Printing Functionality
Model
Prototype
Pattern
3-D Printing
Tool
Part

7. Experimentation & Education
Under
$4000
• Does The 3D Printer Allow For:
• Testing of theories & alternate materials?
• The observation of all printer functions?
• Low cost experimentation & tinkering?
• A limited budget? System purchase plus
ongoing materials & maintenance?
• Does the printer provide basic process
understanding & valuable
education opportunity

8. Concept & Communication Models
Life-like
Models
Build
Speed
Typical
Use
• Smooth surface finish & fine feature represent
designer’s intent
• Smooth surfaces easier to paint when making
“life-like” models
• Fine detail communicates quality of the design
• Build speed and capacity for Rapid Feedback
• Part Size
• Part Geometry Complexity
• Number of Parts being built in a job
• Will multiple people use the printer?
• Project crunch periods dictate need for
flexible capacity?
• Multiple Component Assemblies

9. Concept Model Case Study
•Thun spA, Italy
• Using a Personal 3D Printer, they
verified detailed features and
determined which colors to apply
• This project introduces a new
figurine in the Classics section
“People of the world” called:
Peruvian woman with baby

10. Form - Fit - Function Models
Accuracy &
Precision
• Professional Printers offer accuracy up to +/- 0.001 in
• Sophisticated software tools allow for fine-tuning
• Personal 3D Printers may range from 0.01 to 0.03 in
Material
Properties
& Stability
• Do the available materials best match performance
requirements?
• Do the materials remain stable in the typical use
environment?
• Do the parts remain stable over time?
Part
Features
• Are edges, corners and holes well defined?
• Will pins, connectors and other features mate?
• Does surface finish match the designed surfaces to
ensure proper functionality?
• Are surfaces and sidewalls smooth or are there stairstepped layers?
AB
Printer B 40°C
50°C
Printer A
30°C B
A

11. Aeronautical Cooling Fan Case Study
•TEMA
• 4-blade rotor prototype printed using
a Professional 3D Printer
• Created to perform destructive tests
at 14,000 revolutions per minute.
• Test completed successfully
• The final part is made out of
aluminum

12. Digital Manufacturing
Patterns
& Molds
Direct
Casting
• Professional & Production level systems
• Fine detail, surface finish and accuracy
• Materials sufficiently stable, strong and temperature
resistant for the application?
• Use caution when looking at material specs:
 Assure fitness for the application.
 Test a sample part if possible.
• 3D printer technologies are available to produce wax
patterns
• Designed for direct “lost-wax” casting production
• Digital production directly from CAD without tooling
• Castable plastic available for dual-purpose
prototyping and digital production

13. High-definition casting, cycle-pedal development
•Dreamslide
• Materials and manufacturing process
selection
• Functional design, for product and
process
• Supply specifications
• Parts prototyping done using a
model produced on a Wax
Professional 3D Printer for direct
investment casting

14. Understanding the Economics
System Price
Material Cost
Service & Maintenance
Other Consumables
Labor

15. Highest & Best Value
1
• No Single 3D Printer Does Everything
2
• Determine the Applications that will
provide the greatest benefit
3
• Benefit from multiple 3D Printers for your
in-house printing capabilities
4
• Outsource Services are available for
special, occasional requirements
Pick the right tool, or combination of tools for the job!

16. Most Complete 3D Printing Product Range
Thank You!
www.printin3d.com
Production 3D Printers
Professional 3D Printers
Personal 3D Printers

17. Selecting a 3D Printer
Scott Harmon,
Vice President Business Development
© 2010 Z Corporation

18. Overview
• Operation
• Speed / Capacity
• Resolution / Color
• Cost
• Material Properties
• Best Fits
© 2010 Z Corporation
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19. Operation
• Operation
– Deposit
– Spread
– Print
© 2010 Z Corporation
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20. Speed
• ~.9” per hour
• Multiple Parts
• Multiple Colors
• Sample
– 7 parts
– 100 cu in
– 12 hours
© 2010 Z Corporation
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21. Color and Resolution
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.0035-.004” layers
300x450 dpi
Unlimited color
© 2010 Z Corporation
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22. Cost
• Variable by Application
• No Support Structures or Waste
Draft
Basic Color
~$2.00 / in3
($0.12/cm3)
~$3-4/ in3
~$3-4 / in3
($0.18-$0.24/cm3) ($0.18$0.24/cm3)
© 2010 Z Corporation
Functional
Presentation
$5-6 / in3
($0.30-$0.36/cm3)
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23. Materials
• Strong
– Tensile 26 MPa
– Flexural 44 MPa
– Compression 98 MPa
• Rigid
© 2010 Z Corporation
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24. ZPrinter Best Fit
• Design Intensive Companies
– Advantages in Speed, Cost & Color
• Beyond Engineering
– Manufacturing, Sales, Marketing, Market Research, Customers
• Office Friendliness
– No waste, no plumbing hook ups, no supports
© 2010 Z Corporation
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25. Case Study: Cisco Consumer Group
• Business: Develops home networking and
networked entertainment solutions for consumers.
• Challenge: Upholding traditional Scandinavian
design standards in competitive consumer
electronics market.
• Results
– Cisco designers acquired a ZPrinter 450.
– Create prototypes in hours instead of weeks, at one-fifth
the cost.
– Enables Cisco to apply specific design standards in a way
that keeps the development cycle humming.
– Designers get an average of ten prototypes per week,
resulting in more refined, elegant products.
© 2010 Z Corporation
“We get prototypes quickly,
we refine them quickly, we
create new ones, and we
derive our elite designs…”
-Eskild Hansen, Head of
European Design Centre
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26. Case Study: Spirax Sarco
• Business: Leader in steam-related
products and services.
• Challenge: Improve marketing of large,
complex machines with the help of scaled
models.
• Results:
– Started making models for marketing on ZPrinter.
– Sales models of 1,000 lb. products reduce time,
shipping, labor at tradeshows.
– Sales staff is able to bring models of large
products on sales calls.
– ZPrinted model of heat exchanger helped seal
$600K sale, beating companies with only 2D
drawings.
© 2010 Z Corporation
“Time, weight, booth space, model
portability, sales impact, design
improvements and overall
customer satisfaction have made
3D printing a strategic solution.”
-Leslie Penfield, Product
Development Engineer
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27. Selecting an Additive
Manufacturing System
Fred Fischer, Stratasys

28. Solution Classification
Additive Manufacturing
On-Demand Services
(Service Bureaus)
3D Printers
3D Production
Systems
LOWEST BARRIER TO
PARTS
MOST AFFORDABLE
SOLUTIONS
HIGHEST PERFORMANCE
SYSTEMS

29. Primary Applications for
Additive Manufacturing Technology
Additive Manufacturing
Concept
Models
Functional
Prototypes
Manufacturing
Tools
End-Use
Parts
Established / Traditional
Direct Digital Manufacturing
(Design)
(Manufacturing)

30. Technology Assessment
3D PRINTERS
3D Printers
3D PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
3D Production
Systems
Performance Requirements Increase
Conceptual
Models
Functional
Prototypes
Manufacturing
Tools
End-Use
Parts

31. Case Study: Arctic Spas
• Creates jets, valves, unions and
fittings w/ 3DP
• 3DP used to prove out design before
spending up to $25K on tooling.
• ABS parts held water pressures over
20-25 psi.
“I can create the actual part using
Dimension, throw it in the tub and test
it for real.”
-- CAD department manager,
Pete Vant Hoff.

32. Joe Gibbs Racing:
Concept to Car in Under 3
Days
Tire blowout indicated cooling duct problem
 Traditional fix would require over 1 month
 Team risked losing several races
Prototype and manufacture new duct outlet
 Several iterations modeled & prototyped
 Produced tooling buck for end-use part
Huge time savings
Method
 Problem solved before shipping to next race
 Design, test & manufacture in 56 hours
 33 days without FDM
Traditional
mfg
Cost
Time
NEXT
SLIDE
$147
3
days
Savings
 Fortus part $147 vs. $1,175 for traditional
mfg
33
days
Fortus
Impressive cost reduction
$1,175
$1,028
(87%)
30
days
(75%)
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Manufacturing Tools
Back to Slide:
Primary Applications
Images

33. Selecting an Additive
Manufacturing System
• Typical key selection criteria
• Office setting vs. Shop floor
• Materials
• Time-to-part
 Don‟t get caught in the speed game
 Understand entire process
• Part Precision
• Understand your REAL application needs

34. Selecting an Additive
Manufacturing System
• All systems have merits
• Ask for benchmarks
• STL file
• www.stratasys.com
• info@stratasys.com
• 1-800-480-3548

35. Selecting an Additive
Manufacturing System
Fred Fischer, Stratasys

36. Objet Geometries
Gerald Berberian
Sales Operations
Objet Geometries Inc.
Billerica, MA

37. Company Profile
•
A leading solution provider of high-quality, cost effective
3-dimensional printing systems and materials for rapid
prototyping and rapid manufacturing
80% of relevant Fortune 100 are using Objet!
– General Motors, Ford, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, General
Dynamics, Raytheon, L3, HP, Dell, Apple, Sears, Walt Disney, Microsoft,
Motorola ….
•
•
•
Strong business model – Diversified customer base buying, Printing
Systems, Resin and Service
Install base:
Award wining unique technology
Structured for growth :
2500
– WW sales and marketing infrastructure
– Strong and advanced IT infrastructure
– First in class service organization,
top rated by its customers
•
.
2,600 unit install base
2000
1500
1000
500
0
2006
2007
2008
2009

38. Objet World Wide
EUROPE
USA
50 Employees
26 Employees
12 Distributors
24 Distributors
Germany
Germany
Germany
Israel
North America
Mexico
LA
China
China
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Israel
ISRAEL
Israel
1 Employee
212 Employees
3 Distributors
Japan
AP
• Japan 1 Employee
• Hong Kong 10 Employees
• China 8 Employees
24 Distributors
63 Distributors World Wide
Operations 63
Support 67
R & D 76
Sales &
Marketing 57
G & A 45

39. Core Technology – 3D Inkjet Printing
• 2D inkjet technology reproduces image
by propelling droplets of liquid material, Ink
– Objet uses liquid photopolymer instead of ink
– Objet adds the 3rd dimension (z-axis) to reproduce models
• Most scalable technology in the additive manufacturing arena
– Via additional print-heads
– Scalability for large trays, large models and multiple small models
– Inkjet “Moore‟s law”
• Growing performance over time relying
on a multi-billion printing industry market
• Intellectual property:
– Over 50 patents granted or pending, over 70 licensed

40. Objet Single Material Technology
Printing Head
Support Material
Model
Material
Instant
UV Curing

41. Objet Dual Material Technology
Print Heads
Objet dual material
technology works by
jetting two materials
simultaneously
UV Light
Material B
Material A
Build Tray

42. Delivering Excellence
•
•
•
•
•
Objet Single & Dual Material Technology
16 micron ultra thin layers
Thin walls, down to 0.6mm/0.02in
High accuracy 0.1mm/0.004in
High resolution
– Smooth surfaces
– Fine details
• Office environment friendly

43. Applications
• Rapid Prototyping:
– Form modeling: "A model speaks a thousands
pictures".
– Fit testing: placing two
printed elements together.
“Objet has the ability of „Printing Reality‟ “
– Functional testing: enables real
world physical testing in one build
process
• Rapid Manufacturing:
– Small quantity production
– Production grade material: HA, Bio Comp

44. And the Oscar Goes to… an Objet 3D Printer
Avatar, winner of Academy Award for best art direction and best
cinematography – and Coraline, nominated for best animated feature film,
were brought to the big screen thanks to innovative 3D printing (or rapid
prototyping) technology by Objet Geometries.

45. Objet Families of High Definition 3D Printing Systems
Objet30/24
Affordable Desktop
3D Printing System
Eden Family
Professional line of
3D Printing Systems
Connex Family
Worlds Only Multi-material
3D Printing Systems

46. The Objet30/24
The first desktop
3D Inkjet printing
system capable of
printing high-quality,
detailed models all
at an affordable
price.
Objet30/24 Desktop
3D Printing System
Objet24 = $19,999
Objet30/24

47. The Eden Family
Eden250™
3-Dimensional
Printing System
provides the
perfect entry
point to the
world of high-quality
rapid prototyping.
Eden250
Eden260V™
Superior accuracy,
high quality and the
power of a large
system in a small
footprint.
Eden260V
Eden350/350V™
Systems - Versatile
Systems Delivering
High Productivity
and High Quality
in an Office
Environment.
Eden350/350V
Eden500V™
The ideal solution
in build size,
surface quality,
accuracy, easy of
use and versatility.
Eden500V

48. The Connex Family
The only solution
for creating multiple
material 3D parts in
a single build
Connex350™
Is ideal for customers
who wish to print a
wide range of parts
and assemblies
Connex350
Connex500™
Superb productivity
with large size build
tray
Connex500

49. FullCure ® Materials
General Purpose
7XX Series
DurusWhite
4XX series
Vero 8XX series
Tango 9XX series
Hearing Aid
6XX series
Transparent
FullCure720
DurusWhite
FullCure430
VeroWhite
FullCure830
TangoPlus/
FullCure930
Clear
FullCure630
VeroBlue FullCure840
TangoGray
FullCure950
RoseClear
FullCure655
VeroGray
FullCure850
TangoBlack
FullCure970
SkinTone
FullCure680
VeroBlack
FullCure870
TangoBlackPlus
FullCure980
FullCure705 - Support

50. New FullCure ® Materials
• Objet VeroWhitePlus:
Great dimensional stability
• Objet VeroClear:
True transparent material with great
dimensional stability
• Objet High Temperature:
Thermal functionality for static parts,
combined with outstanding
dimensional stability
• Objet ABS-like:
3D Models simulating engineering
plastics

51. Digital Materials
Digital material are made up of two FullCure modeling materials.
The objective of digital materials, as composites, is to combine two
different materials so that the result is a new material with
characteristics better and different than those of the basic materials.

52. Thank you!

53. Thank You
 This webinar will be available at
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Q&A at the end of the presentation
Tweet with hashtag #Right3Dprinter

54. Questions?
 3D Systems
info@printin3D.com
 Z Corporation
http://bit.ly/gwhJAq
 Stratasys
info@stratasys.com
 Objet
info@objet.com