On 3d Printing
On 3d Printing
On 3d Printing
CONTENTS
1: HISTORY OF 3D PRINTERS
2: TERMINOLOGY
3: GENERAL PRINCIPLES
3.1 MODELING
3.2 PRINTING
3.3 FINISHING
4: TYPES OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES
5: APPLICATIONS
6: ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
7: FUTURE
3D + Printing = 3D Printing or
Additive Manufacturing
3D printing 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.
HISTORY OF 3D PRINTERS
1984
Charles (Chuck) Hull developed the first 3D printer and named the
technique as Stereo lithography.
1990
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
were introduced.
1993
MIT patented another technology, named "3 Dimensional Printing
techniques", which is similar to the inkjet technology used in 2D
Printers.
2005
Z Corp launched first high definition color 3D printer.
Terminology
General Principles
Modeling
Printing
Finishing
General Principles
Modeling:
Additive manufacturing takes
virtual blueprints fromcomputer
aided design(CAD)
oranimationmodeling softwareand
"slices" them into digital crosssections for the machine to
successively use as a guideline for
printing.
General Principles
Printing:
To perform a print, the machine reads the
design and lays down successive layers of
liquid, powder, or sheet material to build the
model from a series of cross sections. These
layers, which correspond to the virtual cross
sections from the CAD model, are joined
together or automatically fused to create the
final shape. The primary advantage of this
technique is its ability to create almost any
shape or geometric feature.
General Principles
Finishing :
Though
the
printer-produced
resolution is sufficient for many
applications, printing a slightly
oversized version of the desired
object in standard resolution, and
then removing material with a
higher-resolution subtractive process
can achieve a higher-resolution
Different methods
Selective laser sintering (SLS)
Stereo lithography (SL)
Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
1 .SLS method
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is an additive manufacturing technique
that uses a high power laser (for example, a carbon dioxide laser) to fuse
small particles of plastic, metal (direct metal laser sintering),ceramic or
glass powders into a mass that has a desired 3-dimensional shape).
2 .STEREOLITHOGRAPHY
Stereo
lithography is an
additive
manufacturing
process using a
vat of liquid UVcurable
photopolymer
resin and a UV
laser to build
parts a layer at
a time.
APPLICATIONS
Medical
Fashion &
Retail
Food
3D
Printing
Defense &
Space
Pop-Culture
Do It Yourself
Games &
Entertainment
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
ARCHITECTURE
Artists can create models of their projects.
FOOD PREPARATION
In food preparation, to apply items in liquid or
paste form such as cheese, icing, and chocolate.
BIOPRINTING
Animated Characters
& Costumes in movies
Games &
Entertain
ment
Medical
Components on Demand
Do It
Yourself
Liberator
Defense
& Space
Makerbot replicator
Makerbot printer allows anyone to design
and create.
MakerBot Thingiverse is the 3D design
community for discovering, printing, and
sharing 3D models. MakerBot Desktopis
optimized for the best quality printing
experience on your MakerBot Replicator 2.
ADVANTAGES
RAPID PROTOTYPING: 3D printing gives designers the ability to quickly
turn concepts into 3D models or prototypes (a.k.a.,rapid prototyping).
DISADVANTAGES
Process is slow
Components do not have enough strength.
COST OF RAW MATERIALS
3-D printers are still expensive.
Misuse of technology
Although 3-D printers have the potential of
creating many jobs and opportunities, they might
also put certain jobs at risk .
(for example, you can make your toys at home so
toy stores and toy makers might go out of
business).
FUTURE
With today's 3D printers, if you lose your TV remote's battery
cover you can print a replacement battery cover. Tomorrow,
if you lose your remote, you'll be able to print a new remote.
3D printers are always getting cheaper and better.
There is currently research going on to create 3D printers that
could print out organs for people in need of a transplant.
Within a decade, 3D printers will become commonplace in
houses.
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_comp
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