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Digital Manufacturing

evolution

3D Printing:
What is it and how can it benefit you as an
inventor or business?

Mike Vasquez, PhD


Background
Materials Science and Engineering
• B.S. and M.Eng
• 3M Fellowship

Additive Manufacturing
• Ph.D
• Developed New Materials for 3D Printing
• Burton Snowboards, EOS, U of Louisville

3D Printing and Materials Engineering


• Consult with companies on how to best
approach 3D Printing technologies
• 3D Printing Bootcamps
• Work with end users, large chemical
companies and machine manufacturers
Frequently Asked Questions?

1. What is 3D Printing?
2. How is the technology being used?
3. What are the challenges with 3D Printing?
4. Impact on Housewares Market
What is 3D Printing?

Technical Definition
Process of joining materials to make
objects from 3D model data, usually layer
upon layer as opposed to subtractive
manufacturing methodologies

Okay…but in English please


Let’s Start with 2D Printing

Digital to Physical
Now 3D Printing

Digital to Physical
Types of 3D Printing

There are seven different types of


3D Printing

• Different building mechanisms


• Different price points
• Different materials
• Different uses
Material Extrusion (FDM)

• Most common technology


• Desktop models are widespread
Cont…
Material Jetting

• More professional prototypes


• Multi-material
• Common in design firms
Binder Jetting
• Visual Prototypes
• Tooling
• Investment Casting
• Larger platforms
Sheet Lamination
• Reams of paper act as the base
materials
• Low strength
• Opportunities for decent
resolution color
Vat Polymerization (SLA)
• Oldest 3D Printing technology
• High resolution but relatively
low strength parts
• New desktop versions available
Powder Based System (SLS)

• Wider range of materials


• Very strength
• Functional parts
• Base material is powder
• Still at the industrial scale
Directed Energy Deposition
• Electron Beam Melting
• Medical and Aerospace
• Metal parts
Overview of the market
• Additive Manufacturing is currently a $2.2 billion industry worldwide.
• Market is expected to triple by 2018 to roughly $6 billion.
– Context: Injection molding market expected to be $252 billion in
2018
• Sales for low cost machines (<$5000) – 35,508 in 2012
• Sales for professional machines (>$5000) – 6,494 in 2011

Data: Wohler’s Report


How do people use 3D
Printing?
• Prototyping
• Low volume manufacturing
• Tooling
• Consumer products
• Customization + personalization
• Art/design
• Education
• Medical
Prototyping
Low barrier to create a
physical model
– Limited risk if it fails
– Get products into the
customers hands
– Streamlined development
process
– Save money and time on
tooling
– Ability to iterate and
incorporate new feedback
Customization-Case Study
• Developed by WWII vets
• Highly visible
Paralympic sport

Challenge
• Range of abilities and
no one size fits all chair

Task
• Personalized solution to
maximize performance
Design What You Print
The Customized Outcome

3D Printed
Seat
Design Freedom
Geometric Freedom
Low Volume Manufacturing
Challenges with 3D
Printing
• Limited and high cost of materials
• Unreliability of machines
– 20% reject rate
• Challenges scaling up technology
• Speed
• IP
• Environmental Concerns
• Surface finish
• Resolution
• Mechanical properties
• Post processing
• Still only making shapes
Getting started with 3D
Printing
• Beginners give it a try…
– Plenty of places in the city and online
where you can see, use or order 3D
Printed parts
– Experiment with some 3D design
platforms
• Advanced Users
– Have clear goals and how the technology
can fit your company’s needs
Additive manufacturing
consulting
3D Printing Reports helps companies figure out how
to best approach, integrate and expand 3D Printing
technology to meet their business objectives by:

• Providing industry expertise on machine and material


selection
• Identifying novel applications and discovering ways to
improve current product development practices
• Offering in-person support and instruction for engineers,
technicians and designers
• Testing/developing new materials
• Developing frameworks to maximize R&D efficiency and
boost ROI for large scale systems
Contact Information

Mike Vasquez, PhD


mike@3dprintingreports.com

Twitter: @sportstechpod

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