A presentation I gave for the Entrepreneurship Club at College of Dupage. It provides a summary of what 3-D Printing is, how it's currently being used (2015), where it is not being used, and some potential business solutions specific to the audience.

1. Additive Manufacturing
and You
A quick look at 3D-Printing Solutions for your hardware business.
By
Joseph Petsinger

2. Intro to Additive Manufacturing
• Typically consists of melting
and/or hardening of material in
a multi-layer fashion.
• Multiple 2-D “Slices”
• Variable in Scale

3. Overview of Benefits
• Rapid Prototyping (1/3 time of
conventional means)
• Near 100% material usage (Near 0%
waste or recycled material)
• [Little to] No tooling cost
• No chemicals
• Density control (efficient use of
materials)
• Hybrid Materials
• Etc. for more specific jobs

4. Current Applications
Engines
• SpaceX SuperDraco Engine
• “Through 3D printing, robust and high-
performing engine parts can be created at a
fraction of the cost and time of traditional
manufacturing methods.” –SpaceX CEO
• Expanded life due to variable strength properties
• Rolls Royce Trent XWB
• 12% Fuel Savings (10% Avg.)
• No tooling costs or wasted material
• [Profits rose 24% year of announcement]
• General Electric LEAP
• 15% Fuel Savings

5. Current Applications Cont.
• Consumer [Simulated] Experience
• Coca~Cola “Mini-Me”
• Star Wars “D-tech weekends”
• Consumer-Marketer Interaction
• Printing promotional products
• Anyone with access to 3-D Printer
• UPS Printers
Marketing

6. Untapped Potential
• Materials
• Microlattices
• Less Material, More Strength; Lower
Cost, Higher Price
• Can carry 160,000 times their own
weight (Density Control)
• Negative Refractive Index
Metamaterials
• Ex: Delivery Drone (Radiowaves)
• Less Power, Longer Operating Time,
Fewer Units, Lower Costs
• FF: Used to observe relativity &
invisibility

7. Untapped Potential Cont.
Manufacturing
• Injection Molding
• Hot Runner System
• Less Labor, Shorter Cycle
Time, Lower Cost, Higher
Price
• Assembly Line
• Multi-Nozzle/Material
solution
• Variable Density
• Less Labor, More Time, Less
Waste, Higher Price

8. Additive Manufacturing and You
Truck Hood Latch/Clamp
• $8-$45 + Shipping (depending on
make and model)
• Cp = mp(Cs/ms)
• Less than 6 cubic inches: $7.92
• Same-day delivery
• Might be more cost efficient if you
recommend to your mechanic.

9. Additive Manufacturing and You
Medical Syringe Pumps
• Traditional Pump: $260-$1,509
• 3D-Printed Pump: $97-$154
• Open-Source
• “Scientists can customize the
design of a pump to exactly what
they are doing, just by changing a
couple of numbers in the
software.”

10. How to Start Buying a Printer
• Professional Desktop/Prototyping: About $2500+
• MakerBot
• Robo 3D
• [Other Crowdfunding Sources]
• Industrial Manufacturing: Millions of Dollars
• Stratysys (Merger)
• Objet
Using a Service
• One-Time Small Parts/Prototyping
• MakeXYZ (Network)
• UPS (Lisle, IL)
• Crucial Quality Components
• GPI Inc. (Lake Bluff, IL)

11. Questions?

12. Thank You For
Listening!