VISVESVARAYA TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

BELAGAVI
TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON
“3D PRINTING”
PRESENTED BY
SHASHANK TIWARI
USN 1BO15ME091
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
IRANNA V SOMAPUR
Assistant Professor

BRINDAVAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
DWARKANAGAR,BAGLUR,YALANKA,BANGLORE-560063
 INTRODUCTION

3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three

dimensional solid objects from a digital file.

The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive

processes.

In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive

layers of material until the entire object is created.

Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-

section of the eventual object.
 LITERATURE SURVEY
3D printing was known as “rapid prototyping”. Chuck Hull, of 3D Systems
Corporation, created the first working 3D printer in 1984.

Later in the 80’s, Selective Laser Sintering(SLS)technology was developed by

Dr.Deckardat the University of Texas at Austin during a project sponsored by
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

In the 1990s, the technology was further improved with the development of a
method that used ultraviolet light to solidify photopolymer ,a viscous liquid
material.

In the late 20th century, 3D printers were extremely expensive and could only be
used to print a limited number of products.
The majority of the printers were owned by scientists and electronics enthusiasts
for research and display.

 Although it was still in limited development, the printing technology was a

combination of modeling both science and construction technology, using some of
the newest technological advancements of the time.

 Consequently, 3D printing began to lead a world wide manufacturing revolution.

 In the past, surface design was mainly dependent on the production process.

Howeverdevelopmentsinthefieldof3D printing have allowed for the design of

products to no longer be limited by complex shapes or colors.
 METHODOLOGY
• The first step is the preparation just before printing, when you design a 3D file of
the object you want to print. This 3D file can be created using CAD software ,
with a 3D scanner or simply downloaded from an online marketplace. Once you
have checked that your 3D file is ready to be printed , you can proceed to the
second step.

• The second step is the actual printing process. First, you need to choose which
material will best achieve the specific properties required for your object. The
variety of materials used in 3D printing is very broad. It includes plastics,
ceramics, resins, metals, sand, textiles, biomaterials, glass, food and even lunar
dust! Most of these materials also allow for plenty of finishing options that enable
you to achieve the precise design result you had in mind, and some others, like
glass for example, are still being developed as 3D printing material and are not
easily accessible yet.
• The third step is the finishing process. This step requires specific
skills and materials. When the object is first printed, often it cannot be
directly used or delivered until it has been sanded, lacquered or
painted to complete it as intended.
 EXPECTRD OUTCOME OF THE PROPOSED
STUDY
 Reduce costs
 Reduce time
 Stay ahead of competition
 Reduce errors
 Confidentiality
 Production on demand
 SCOPE OF FUTURE WORK
• It is predicted by some additive manufacturing advocates that this technological
development will change the nature of commerce, because end users will be able to
do much of their own manufacturing rather than engaging in trade to buy products
from other people and corporations.

• 3D printers capable of outputting in colour and multiple materials already exist and
will continue to improve to a point where functional products will be able to be
output.

• With effects on energy use, waste reduction, customization, product availability,

medicine, art, construction and sciences, 3D printing will change the manufacturing
world as we know it.
 ADVANTAGES
• High-speed, low-cost prototyping.
• Reduces time between design iterations.
• Highlights potential risk areas early on.
• Faster route to market.
• Inspires innovation.
• Affordability.
• Employment Opportunities
 DISADVANTAGES

• Decrease in Manufacturing Jobs

• Limited Size
• Limited Raw Materials
• Violation of Copyrights
• Production of Dangerous Items
 CONCLUSION
• 3D Printing technology could revolutionize and re-shape the world. Advances in 3D printing
technology can significantly change and improve the way we manufacture products and produce
goods worldwide. An object is scanned or designed with Computer Aided Design software, then
sliced up into thin layers, which can then be printed out to form a solid three-dimensional product.
As previously described, the importance of an invention can be appraised by determining which of
the human needs it fulfills.

• As shown, 3D printing can have an application in almost all of the categories of human needs as
described by Maslow. While it may not fill an empty unloved heart, it will provide companies and
individuals fast and easy manufacturing in any size or scale limited only by their imagination. One
of the main advantages of the industrialization revolution was that parts could be made nearly
identically which meant they could be easily replaced without individual tailoring.

• 3D printing, on the other hand, can enable fast, reliable, and repeatable means of producing tailor-
made products which can still be made inexpensively due to automation of processes and
distribution of manufacturing needs. If the last industrial revolution brought us mass production
and the advent of economies of scale - the digital 3D printing revolution could bring mass
manufacturing back a full circle - to an era of mass personalization, and a return to individual
craftsmanship.
 REFRENCES

• www.google.com
• www.wikipedia.com
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