This document summarizes the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and its work in 3D printing and additive manufacturing. ITRI is a non-profit R&D institution in Taiwan with over 5,700 staff. It operates an Additive Manufacturing & Laser Application Center at its Southern Region Campus for metal 3D printing R&D and services. ITRI has had success in 3D printing competitions and sees additive manufacturing as key to future trends in digital manufacturing. The document outlines ITRI's activities and research goals in areas like hybrid manufacturing systems, new materials, and process monitoring to advance the technology.

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3D Printing Digital Manufacturing
ITRI Southern Region Campus
Additive Manufacturing & Laser Application Center
CC Lin/林敬智
Sep. 7 , 2014

2. SINGAPORE 3D Printing Competitions
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ITRI Orchid-Spirit

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ITRI Win Grand Prize

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Industrial Technology Research Institute
A non-profit, non-governmental
R&D institution founded in 1973
! To create economic value through
innovated technology and R&D
! To enhance the competitiveness of
industries in the global market
! To spearhead the development of
emerging high-tech industry
! To move towards the realization of
a knowledge-based economy

6. ITRI Current Status
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Total Staffs: 5,799
Ph.D.：1,383
Master：3,151
Bachelor ：1,265
Alumni：22,723
Total Patents
20,351
Startups &
Spinoffs
244
Industry Services
Provided Services：14,373
Transferred Technologies：
681

7. ITRI Organization
ITRI College
Technology Transfer Center
ITRI Central Region Campus
Green Energy and Environment Research Laboratories
Material and Chemical Research Laboratories
Mechanical and Systems Research Laboratories
Information and Communications Research Laboratories
Electronics and Optoelectronics Research Laboratories
Display Technology Center
Commercialization and Industry Service Center
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ITRI International Center
Office of Strategy and R&D Planning
Office of Marketing Communications
ITRI Southern Region Campus
Center for Measurement Standards
Service Systems Technology Center
Cloud Computing Center for Mobile Applications
Knowledge-based Economy and Competitiveness Center
Administrative Service Center
Accounting Resource Center
Information Service Center
Human Resources Office
Computational Intelligence Technology Center
ITRI
Biomedical Technology and Device Research Laboratories
Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center
Industrial Technology Investment Corporation

8. ITRI South
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ITRI South
An-Nan
Campus
Liuo-Jia
Campus
Additive Manufacturing
& Laser Application Center
Green energy
& Eco System Center
Micro-Systems Technology
Center
Cloud Service & Application
Center
Planning & Marketing
Division
Quality
Improvement
Committee

9. AM Lab at ITRI South
Total Solution Provider for Additive Manufacturing in Taiwan
Metal Powder
Product Design and Modeling
Optimization Support Evaluation
EOS
M280
EOS
P396
Objet
Connex500
Reverse
engineering
Scanner
ITRI AM
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Powder
Design Analysis Additive Manufacturing
Matsurra
LUMEX Avance-25
Post-Processing Laser Surface Treatment Final Product

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3D Innovation Learning Center
The Learning Center for e-Manufacturing in Taiwan

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Germany zdf TV

12. Digital
Manufacturing
Mass Customization
Short Product Lifecycle
Cyber-Physical System
Maker Space
FabLab
Open Source
Social Manufacturing
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Mega Trend
AM (3D Printing) Is the Best Practice for these Mega Trends
2012
2012
2012
FabLab
2005

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America-AMP (2011)

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America Makes

15. By 2020, the industry is forecast to
reach $21 billion.
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Global 3D Printing Market
2014
2014
The market for AM in 2013, consisting
of all products (blue color) and services
(burgundy color), grew 34.9% to $3.07
billion.

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Personal 3D Printer Market
Personal 3D printers in 2013, unit sales grew by 104.2% to 72,503
machines.
2014

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Metal 3D Printer Market
Metal AM systems in 2013, 348 machines were sold compared to 198 in
2012 – growth of an impressive 75.8%.
Metal-based AM machine unit sales by year

18. Hype Cycle 2013
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Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2013
Source: Gartner August 2013

19. Hype Cycle 2014
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Source: Gartner August 2014

20. Medical
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Applications
Mold and Parts
Art

21. Application : Medical
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Align Technologies 產線
Hearing Aid
Dental Aligner

22. Joint Implant
Trabecular Bone Custom-made
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Application : Medical
New Version of Mecbio Hip Resurfacing Prosthesis
Surgical Replacement
Biomimetic Structure

23. Application : Mold & Parts
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Conformal Cooling Channel
Direct Parts

24. GE Aviation LEAP Engine
Fuel Nozzle (19)
CFM LEAP Aircraft Engine
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Lighter in weight 25%
Simpler design-parts reduced 18 to 1
New design features – higher durability 5X
By 2020 will produce more than 100,000 parts

25. Cycle Time 158 sec
without Bubbles
Production
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Application : Mold & Parts
LED Lighting Mold with 3D Conformal Cooling Channel
New Design by AM
Conventional
Cycle Time 600 sec

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Application : Ar t

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Application : Ar t
ITRI Laureate Certificate
Material：
• Stainless Steel
Technology：
• fs Laser Nano-Texturing
• Additive Manufacturing

28. Efficiency
AM
Challenges
Scale
Post
Automation
Precision
Materials
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Challenges
Can 3D Printing solve all problems ?

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Future-Hybrid Manufacturing
DMG MORI
Japan: AM + 3 Axes CNC
Dec. 2013 EuroMold Show
5 Axes CNC+AM

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ITRI AM Development
雷射源
Pre-simulation
Material
Process
Equipment

31. Next Generation Machine
Current
Hybrid +
CNC
Robot
LENS
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Next Gen.
40
500
Production +
High Power Laser
Laser
Polishing
Reliable +
On-Line
Monitoring
Close Loop
Process
Scale Up
Desktop
Pre-Simulation
Smart Software
Quality Check

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Additive Manufacturing (AM)
3D Measurement + Software Transformation
+ Additive Manufacturing + Post-processing => Total Realization

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ITRI 3D Printing Team