3D printing allows for customized devices like Emma's robotic exoskeleton. Emma has a condition preventing her from lifting her arms. Researchers 3D printed a miniature exoskeleton specifically for her small size and growing body at a fraction of the usual cost, letting her color and paint for the first time. 3D printing is revolutionizing manufacturing by making customized designs easily accessible to individuals.

1. 3Dprinting

2. We are on the precipice of a revolution in
manufacturing.

3. 1 design for many is becoming any design
just for you.

4. What you may have heard about 3D
printing...

5. IT’S PANIC IN THE STREETS!

6. But here is a better story.
A story that shows not just what we can do,
but what we can dream up.

7. This is Emma.

8. Emma has arthrogryposis.
At 2 years old Emma could not lift up her arms.

9. Many kids like Emma use a device called the Wilmington Robotic
Exoskeleton (WREX). Its design reduces the force of gravity on the
arms, similar to how the springs on a swing-arm lamp keep it
suspended in air.
The WREX worked for
kids as young as 6.

10. Emma is 2.
They don’t make a WREX that can fit her properly.

11. Tariq Rahman and Whitney Sample of
Nemours’ pediatric engineering research lab
found a way to shrink a WREX and make it
much lighter:
They 3D printed it in ABS plastic.

12. For a fraction of the cost of a normal WREX.

13. They were able to fit Emma’s WREX
perfectly to her body.

14. If a part broke or she grew out of one, a new
piece could be generated in hours, and for
just a few dollars.

15. Magic Arms let Emma color and paint for
the first time.

16. Emma’s story not only illustrates the practical
application of the tool but the ability to make
real the creative visions of the people who use it.

17. It lowers the barriers of the
physical design process.

18. Manufacturing is on its way to becoming as
fast and as fluid as the internet.

19. Let’s quickly cover the basics.

20. 3DP has been around since the 80s.
It became a patented technology in 86.

21. There a 3 main types of 3D printing.
Stereolithography (SLA/DLP) uses resins and photopolymers that
react to light sources such as UV. Where light exposes the resin it
hardens and builds up layer by layer.

22. There a 3 main types of 3D printing.
Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) uses lasers to fuse powdered
material together, again layer by layer.

23. There a 3 main types of 3D printing.
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is the most common and uses a
filament that is melted and extruded onto a base plate. The melted
material is built up layer by layer.

24. Printers
For each type of printing there are specific types of printers.
FDM machines like ours cover the largest ground in terms of
price and application.

25. Printers
Personal FDM printers are creating lots of buzz and are driving
awareness for the entire industry due to their low cost and rapidly
growing user base.

26. Printers
FDM printers are great for rapid prototyping but tend to lack in
terms of print size and finish quality.

27. Printers
DLP and SLS printers are generally high end and expensive
machines, some in the $1million range. They can produce hi rez,
colored, and in some cases multi material prints. They are a
favorite of corporate labs and service bureaus.

28. Printers SLS & DLP

29. Materials
Materials are the ever - expanding building blocks of 3DP.
Currently there are nearly 50 different types of materials that can
be used in various printers.

30. Materials
For FDM most are polymer or thermo plastic derivatives. Most
common are ABS (legos) and PLA (eco plastic). Our printer can also
print nylon, poly carbonate, polystyrene, and sand or wood
hybrids.

31. Materials
SLS printers use powdered materials and offer a much wider
variety such as, ceramics, alumide, sterling silver, brass, bronze,
elasto plastics and sandstone.

32. Materials
SLA/DLP printers use resins and photopolymers that can be
colored, translucent, flexible or ultra hard.

33. Software
As you may have guessed, 3DP runs off models built in 3D
applications. Models get cleaned, sliced and sent to the printer.

34. Software
3D design isn’t as scary as it used to be. New online tools and
beginner friendly 3D sketching apps are making creation a
whole lot easier.

35. Software
Find a program that fits your needs and ability.

36. Software
123D, and SketchUp can let you quickly and easily master the basics.

37. Software
Blender, Cinema4D and Strata are like the Photoshops of 3D.

38. Software
And if you wanna get nerdy there is always AutoCAD.

39. Software
After creating a 3D model we will bring it into a program to make sure
it’s built in a way to ensure a quality print. This is called cleaning.

40. Software
After cleaning we “slice”it. This basically means we generate the code
for every layer that the printer needs to print. This slicing outputs Gcode which can be read by the printer.
G-Code
not
G-Funk

41. Industries
Industries already taking advantage of 3DP.
Medical and Dental
Fashion
Auto
Aerospace

42. Industries
Industries on the verge of disruption.
Food
Toys
Electronics
Military

43. Industries
Emerging industries within 3DP.
Service Bureaus
Material Suppliers
Online Marketplaces for ready made models
Printer and Supply retail stores

44. Those are the components, so let’s see what
is being made from them.

49. New technologies bring new challenges.

50. Challenges
Still not easy to get great prints out of the box.

51. Challenges
Prints are only as good as the models they come from.

52. Challenges
Little to no standards are slowing the ability for the
technology to spread.

53. Challenges
Software still has a ways to go to become as user friendly as
people are used to.

54. Challenges
Failure rates
are high.

55. Challenges
Takes a long time to print.

56. Challenges
High rez and colored prints are still pretty expensive to make.

57. Challenges
Who owns what?
Lots of intellectual property grey areas.

58. Challenges
Product Safety Requirements.
The laws you didn’t even know that you may be breaking.

59. But here is what is AWESOME!

60. Our industry is still a pretty blank slate.

61. Most people think we are just going to use
it to make keychains and pencil holders
with brand logos on them.

62. You have access to a tool that can quickly
turn your ideas into real things.

63. Out of home or tradeshow ideas?
We can print scale models for you.

64. Need a custom object for a shoot?

65. Is there an opportunity to extend
a campaign with a consumer take away?

66. Have a product idea for a client or the agency?

67. With these new tools we can help go from a
sketch to a prototype quickly.

68. If the prototype is well received we can
have it sent out for a high rez print.

69. Here are the few examples of initial creative
ideas coming from brands.

70. GE #3DPrintMyGift
- Prototypes designed by celebrities incl. weatherman Al Roker, host Stacy London, Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow, and companies (CooperHewitt Museum, Spotify)
- Prototypes include penholders, key chains, iPhone 5 speakers, cat charm.
- Consumers pick a prototype for delivery and tweet their wish, along with the hashtag #3DPrintMyGift

71. Coca-Cola Israel
- Introduced new Mini Bottles by inviting consumers to create tiny, digital versions of themselves in Tamagotchi-style mobile app
- Winners won a trip to Coca-Cola factory, where they turned their mini-mes into 3D-printed figurines.

72. VW Denmark
- "The Polo Principle” campaign turned consumers into car designers in Denmark. "The Polo Principle
- Forty of the most creative ideas were 3D printed and exhibited in Copenhagen

73. Saks 5th Avenue / MasterCard
- Shoppers that spend $150 or more at Saks Fifth Avenue on their MasterCard will receive a special commemorative 3D printed snowflake
- Partnered with MakerBot - customers can see printer in action at the store.

74. Kids Company 3D Print Pop-Up store
- UK charity for vulnerable children and young people
- ‘Print Happiness’ pop-up store will create toys for Kids Company children who would otherwise not have anything to unwrap on Christmas
Day
- Public can text to donate - toys will be printed by six Ultimaker 3D printers on site

75. Bacardi
- BACARDÍ Beginnings, music mentoring program in the UK
- World’s first 3D record printing shop in London
- Kele Okereke releasing new track on 3D printed record
- Requires high-definition top-of-the-line 3D printer (Stratasys 3D)
- Mono tracks only

76. DVV (Belgian Insurance)
- Customers to scan their keys
- Data is stored on secure server
- If keys are lost, customers can take their data to 3D print shop

77. Smithsonian
- 3D archive of historic artifacts available for viewing and printing
- From supernovas to sculpture of President Lincoln's head, a variety of historic objects are available for download in the Smithsonian's X 3D
Explorer web portal

78. Chang-rae Lee Book Release
- Signed limited edition hardcover with a first-of-its-kind 3D printed slipcase, printed on a MakerBot Replicator 2
- Only 200 sold

79. Caskstrength
- New '3D' whisky created from a blend of three Single Malt Scotch Whiskies
- Back label of each bottle contains a QR code to download 3D model of container

80. Digital blueprint downloads
- The Hobbit / The Key to Erebor
- Ender’s Game / Customizable spaceships
- Porsche / Cayman S print file (#3DCayman)

81. Kinematics
- Kinematics creates complex, foldable forms composed of articulated modules
- Website allows users to customize flexible wearables – bracelets, earrings & necklaces - to create unique accessories

82. PixelPrint Studio
- Kickstarter initiative to create free iOS app allowing users to create 3D block-based creations
- Creations can be printed and delivered to home

83. Motorola Project Ara Smartphone
- Free, modular, customizable open hardware platform for highly modular smartphones
- Handsets will consist of a central "endoskeleton" and additional 3D printed modules created by a range of other developers and
companies

84. Now a peek into the near future.

85. Future Applications
3D Printing human tissues, and within 15 years, hopefully
complex organ structures.

86. Future Applications
Integrated circuits allowing powered mechanical devices to
literally walk off the printer.

87. Future Applications
Food printing takes a leap when it integrates customized nutrition
based on your NIKE+ data.

88. Future Applications
Large scale printers printing single family homes in 24 hours.

89. Future Applications
Nano printers using single molecules to print any type of matter.

90. We have the unique opportunity to be
leaders in this space.

91. Everything in front of us is new.
We can define what comes next.