This document discusses the history and process of 3D printing. It describes how the first 3D printer was created in 1984 by Charles Hull and provides examples of how companies like Ford, Boeing, and Nike now use 3D printing. The document outlines the advantages of 3D printing such as customization and environmental friendliness, and notes some disadvantages like security risks from copying objects. It predicts that 3D printers will likely become common household items in the future.

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3. Introduction
 In this presentation I’m going to be talking about one of
the emerging network technologies, this technology is 3D
Printing.

4. First ever 3D Printer
 The first working 3D printer was created in 1984 by
Charles W Hull who owned a company called “3D
Systems”
 Here is a picture of him with the 3D printer:

5. Description & Explanation on how
3D Printing works
 A simple description of 3D Printing is that it will print a
complete physical object. It does this by layering down
many thin layers of the appropriate material to create
whatever is wanted from the user.

6.  Here is a picture of the typical 3D printer at the moment
although it is an ongoing technology. In the future the
look of it is highly likely to change.
 They can vary on their appearance a lot, for example
some are a lot bigger and others are a lot smaller and
more compact.

7. More explanation on 3D Printing
and also talking about how it can
be a help to peoples health
 Here is a short video from YouTube it explains 3D printing
in general and also gives ways 3D printing could improve
peoples health:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QD2Rdeo8vuE

8. Magazine article on 3D Printing
 Here in this magazine article is a lot of information going
into detail on 3D Printing:
http://www.rdmag.com/articles/2014/04/3-d-printing-new-
manufacturing-staple

9. Companies known to have used 3D
Printing
 Ford –Ford has been using 3D Printing for a while and
make car parts, recently making their 500,000th part
being an engine cover for the new Ford Mustang. The
Ford web site says that 3D Printing gets things done on 4
days that would take the normal method 4 months to
complete.

10.  Boeing – This is an airline company that adopted 3D
Printing in order to make parts. These parts were
included in the making of 10 military and commercial
planes. The company also printed an entire cabin.

11.  General Electric – General electric have also invested a lot
into the upcoming technology of 3D Printing. They have
produced 85,000 fuel nozzles for jet engines using this
method. The company plan to expand their production of
fuel nozzles by getting more 3D Printers and more staff.

12.  American Pearl – American pearl are using 3D Printing in
more of an interactive way by letting customers create
their ring or piece of jewellery then order them online
then 3D Print them. This makes it able to personal for
example an engagement ring.

13.  Nike – In recent developments nike has been able to use
3D Printing to create football boots such as: “Nike Vapor
Laser Talon” and the “Vapor Carbon Elite”. Both have
parts made from a 3D Printer. Nike have also said there is
plans to make other products using 3D printing in the
future but haven’t specified what yet.

14. Advantages
 Customisation – The ability to completely customize to
whatever is wanted by the user.
 Environmentally Friendly –3D Printing is energy efficient
as well as being able to make use of about 90% of
standard materials. This then makes less waste.
 Complexity – The levels of complexity which 3D Printing
has means that the products it produces can just not be
done any other way.

15. Disadvantages
 3D Printing may not all be good. Here is a few reasons
why:
 Objects can very easily be coped by using 3D printing
such as: House keys, this is an obvious security risk
because people can get free access to your house. Also
general products from places such as IKEA can be copied.

16. Will households have a 3D Printer
in the future?
 Chances are in the future the average household will have
a 3D printer in it. At the moment 3D printing is not
sophisticated enough to be used in a general household
but in the coming years it’s a definite possibility.

17. Evaluation
 Overall 3D printing doesn’t really have any real floors
apart from the few I discussed about it being easily able
to breach copyright. It may be a few years before most
households own a 3D printer but there is no doubt that
eventually they will with all the benefits that one will
give.

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