...I wanted to look at the use of 3D printing in the Health care and Aviation industries. I truly believe 3D printing will play a major role in both of these industries moving forward. The Health care industry has lots of possible business possibilities with 3D printing. According to Sarah Butler "False teeth, hip joints and replacement knees – and potentially printable skin and organs – will drive growth in the burgeoning market for 3D printers over the next decade, according to new research. With 3D bio-printing in the pipeline, dental and medical applications could be worth $6bn by 2025 "(Butler 2014). Butler also writes "While printing of complete organs for transplants may be decades away, the use of pieces of tissue for laboratory toxicology tests for cosmetics or drugs could be ready within five years, helping the medical market for 3D printers overtake all other sectors."(Butler 2014) This justshows some of the advantages of 3D printing. Some other ones are found in the dentistry field. Dental Labs can "scan a patient's teeth so new teeth can be produced by pressing the print button." (Butler 2014). Humans are not the only ones who benefit from 3D printing in the health industry, According to Davide Sher "3D Systems has worked together with the Rita Leibinger Medical veterinary experts to develop a rapid and efficient remedy to cruciate ligament damage in canines, resulting in the patent-pending, 3D printed TTA (Tibial Tuberosity Advancement) RAPID implant."(Sher...
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...Innovations in IT Topic: 3D printing technology Carlos Velazquez Third dimensional (3D) printing technology has become a recent phenomenon that has proven to become useful in many different markets. Its initial emergence dates back to 1984 by inventor Charles Hull whom created the Stereolithography which became the first of 3D printers (Barnatt, 2014). Since then there has been many improvements to certain components of the Stereolithography printer, and soon different variation of the machine were created. 3D printing technology today is important in education by providing teachers with 3 dimensional visual aids for students to observe in classrooms of objects they would not typically have immediate access to such as cells and organs. Likewise the automotive industry has taken a keen interest in 3D printing technology to help lower the cost of product manufacturing and provide better alternatives for vehicle parts. The medical field is a key field that has benefited greatly from the 3D printing technology. Aside from displaying models of organs and other parts of the human anatomy to create a diverse group of medical students, 3D printing has also played a major role in printing live replacement tissue, organs, and prosthetics for patients. In 2012 the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, utilized 3D printing to create missing tissues caused by tracheobronchomalacia which is a rare condition in the chest area that is caused by weak tissue that collapses...
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... 3D Printing Today and Tomorrow I chose to do my research paper on 3D printing, were we are today and what the future looks like. While researching this project I learned that 3D printing has been around since the 80’s, and that it is also known as additive manufacturing. I chose this topic for a few reasons; first off this is a topic that has interested me fo a while now and I enjoy learning more about it. I believe this technology is going to have a huge impact on our future, like the computer, and the internet it will change the way we do things. I like that its impact is not limited to one area. I highlight in my project seven different areas that 3D printing is already being used and is reshaping those industries. One of these industries is architecture, construction, and engineering. Architects are using 3D printing to save time when putting together their scale models. In the future there will be no limitations to their designs; the reason for this being that construction companies are now experimenting with 3D printing to build parts of buildings. They have started to print using concrete and have been able to print up some wild angles and designs. These were difficult to pull off before because it was hard to make the form to pour the concrete. In the future architects and project managers will be able to work together and print sections of a building in one location, then move and assemble on sight. Just like architects, engineers are using 3D printing...
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...In your view, is 3D printing the most important opportunity facing manufacturers in the UK? 3D printing is the process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material. In my view 3d printing is currently the most important opportunity facing UK manufacturers however, there are also many other exciting opportunities becoming available to the UK manufacturing industry. Previously 3D printing was simply an idea that had a lot of issues to resolve but now the machines have become more reliable and can be used to produce various products from a number of different materials including but not limited to plastic, metals, glass, concrete and chocolate. 3D printing is ideal for products that need low quantities producing or where high customisation is required (mass customization). Now, instead of using the technology to make prototypes it can be used to produce the real thing quicker and probably cheaper than ever before. This significant cost reduction should help to reduce unit costs and improve competitiveness as well as reducing manufacturing waste by up to 90%, and with our strong heritage in engineering and materials science, the UK is definitely in the right place to take advantage of 3D printing which will not only encourage investment in to our economy from abroad but it should also revolutionise the way manufacturing is conducted in the UK making Britain a template for a changing...
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...3-D PRINTERS Your name Author’s note INTRODUCTION A 3D printer is a machine used to create 3D objects from digital files. The designer creates a 3D image of the object in a CAD software or scans the object using a 3D scanner then uploads the file to the 3D printer (3D Printing, n.d.). The printer then slices the object into layers which are then used to print out the object. 3D printers were initially known as rapid prototyping technology as they emerged into the manufacturing industry in the early 1980’s. Little was known about this technology but it was promising because as an additive manufacturing technique, it reduced lead time. The lead time is the time between the ordering and the getting of a product by the consumer (Definition of Lead Time and Cycle Time, 2010). This is highly reduced due to little or no machining of the component. 3D printing reduces material wastage and finishing operations on the manufactured object. This has encouraged the manufacturing sector to welcome it with open arms because it also saves on money, maximizes profits and reduces any needed man power compared to the subtractive techniques (welding, filing, drilling etc.) being employed. Printing in 3D is essential in the upcoming world. Till recently, a designer does not need to design and then manufacture the component in order to sell or present it to potential consumers. This technique has enabled creating of Open Source Hardware platforms, where an idea created in Russia can be perfected...
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...Emerging Technology Report of 3D Printer: By Ali Sugule 11/22/13 3D printer, otherwise known as additive manufacturing is a machine that can turn a blueprint into a physical object. 3D printer is a process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material. For example if you feed it a wrench, it produces a physical, working wrench or if you scan a coffee mug with a 3D scanner, send the file to the printer, and produce thousands of identical mugs. 3D printing can be used to create objects. At its most basic, 3D printing would allow you to design bookends that look like your face, or even custom action figures. 3D printing could be used to make simple machines like bicycles and skateboards. More elaborately, when combined with on-demand circuit board printing, 3D printing could be used to make simple household electronics like a custom remote control for your TV that is molded to fit your hand, with all of the buttons exactly where you want them. 3D printers use a variety of very different types of additive manufacturing technologies, but they all share one core thing in common: they create a three dimensional object by building it layer by successive layer, until the entire object is complete. Each of these printed layers is a thinly-sliced, horizontal cross-section of the eventual object. Current state-of-the-art applications: 3D printing is capable of mixing many materials, it is now able...
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...IMPACT OF 3D PRINTING ON ENGINEERING PRACTICE Name: Institution: Introduction 3D printing is the procedure of creating an objective material from a three-dimensional digital replica. Characteristically, this is done by laying down vast succeeding thin layers of a material (3-D printing: additive manufacturing, 2015). To print a 3D object, the manufacturer needs to employ a 3D computer-aided design. Consequently, this report paper shall attempt to look at the impact of 3D printing on engineering practice during the couple of years. Body Engineering practice is the technological activities that guarantee an organization or a company create products of the needed eminence as anticipated (ISPE Good Practice Guide: Good Engineering Practice, 2015). The impact of 3D printing on the medical application is considered to be developing quickly and is anticipated to change the health care. Medical uses of 3D, mutually definite as well as latent, can be arranged into broad alternate groups comprising of tissue along with organ fabrication. Other impacts of 3D printing engineering practice in the field of medicine include the formulation of modified prosthetics, anatomical structures as well as the use of implants in the human body. It is vital to acknowledge...
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...Product Design 3D printing can help bring better products to market faster By Stratasys Inc. What is 3D printing? The terms “3D printing” and “additive manufacturing” refer to processes that automatically build objects layer by layer from computer data. The technology is already well-used in many sectors including transportation, health care, military and education. Uses include building concept models, functional prototypes, factory tooling (such as molds and robot-arm ends), and even finished goods (such as aircraft internal components). The aerospace and medical industries in particular have developed advanced applications for 3D printing. 3D printing is sometimes referred to as “rapid prototyping,” but this term does not encompass all current uses for the technology. Materials used in 3D printing include resins, plastics and, in some cases, metal. 3D PRINTER Since 3D printing’s inception, system reliability and model quality have increased, resulting in diverse applications. At the same time, prices have gone down to the point where some systems are affordable even for small businesses. In a 2011 report, Wohlers Associates predicted that worldwide annual sales of additive manufacturing systems will reach 15,000 units by 2015 — more than double the 2010 rate. Lower-priced professional systems will drive most of this growth.1 In FDM Technology™, printer software on the user’s Windows network or workstation accepts computer-aided design (CAD) data in major 3D file formats...
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...Some of the uses are: • The ability to “develop a consensus about a set of needs and the technologies required to satisfy those needs” (Maedche, 2003). This helps to support the companies’ visions, strategies and future objectives in targeted areas. • Roadmaps can frame and constrain technology solutions as well as coordinate technology developments across the enterprise and to define target architectures to implementers. Future Technology Growth 3D printing offers design flexibility and express implementation; however there are still areas in development needs that require additional improvement in materials performance and printer throughput. There is potential to reshape the manufacturing ecosystem with this technology. According to Jacque (2013), "3D printing, touted as an enabling platform for applications ranging from personalized medicine to personal drones, will grow to an $8.4 billion market in 2025 – up from $777 million in 2012.” Manufacturing Needs Traditional manufacturing today in the automotive industry, for example, each time there is a change in models the production lines must be changed to accommodate the changes. Model...
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...Tomorrow 3D Printing is the manufacturing process of the future brought to your home today. It all begins with acquiring the printing device, it comes in kits, complete devices, or even your buddy with their own printer could “print you off” a copy of their device. All you would need after getting your printer set up would extra polymer spools, a computer with the program to translate the instructions of the build, and the digital instructions for your build. 3D Printing is the process of using a computer controlled printing head that travels along the X,Y, and Z axis that leave layers of molten plastic or bio organic material on a flat surface or The prices of 3D Printers vary by model, make and the company who makes it. The cheapest home built device may cost between 150-300 dollars to professional built devices ranging from 6000 to 48,000 dollars. The process of selecting which device is right for your needs depends on a lot of factors; your price range, type of computer, what you will be manufacturing, how big the item is you would like to make, availability of resources, and your mind, the sky is the limit. Currently 3D Printing is only available in most 1st World Nations as the price, materials, technology, and power are present. However as power sources and materials become more available in poorer regions this technology will spread, making it available to print and manufacture anything from shoes and toothbrushes to syringes and vaccines. The European Industry is facing...
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...of the new personal manufacturing industry? 1) Makerbot uses open source technology which shares not only the software and but the hardware in 3D printer. It help MarketBot to get more and more new ideas and new way to improve their products. 2) MakerBot also sold printing consumables form a wide range plastics distributors. This will help MakerBot reduce cost of purchase and can provide customers a great diversity of choose. Specifically, the ABS plastic is safety and in an array of colors. This above is the MakerBot’s business model which is change the game rule of traditional manufactory process. 3) The maker community is the engine of MakerBot’s innovation. There are Magazines, group creativity and the Makey Awards help MakerBot to met create, explore and share innovations using new technologies. 4) MakerBot get support from Big company and government. GE, Ford, Kauffman Foundation build some community to help customers learn about the latest manufacturing techniques and the White House give strong signal to support the 3D industry. * Long term, how potent was Makerbot’s open innovation strategy focused on crowdsourcing, in the face of rising competition? 1) Makerbot’s open innovation strategy has the following advantages: 2) Efficiency. There are thousands of way to solve the problem or design a product. In this way, open innovation is over the company to solve problem by themselves. 3) Low cost. 3D print value chain include R&D...
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...technologies in order to improve practices that will in turn improve productivity and help reduce inefficiencies. In the industrial engineering sector today there are many new technologies that are capable of assisting engineers in their quest to improve efficiency and productivity in the workplace. Some examples of this are computer aided design, (CAD), computer aided manufacturing, (CAM), 3-D printing, robotics and LED’s. All of these technologies have been about for some time, but in the last few years they have started to come to the forefront in industry and it is believed by many that they will only become better and better over the next decade. To try and explain how emerging technologies can and are indeed helping industrial engineers I will choose just a few examples of these...
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...In your opinion, is 3D printing the most important opportunity facing manufacturers in the United Kingdom? (40 marks) Manufacturing to the economy of the United Kingdom is worth £213 billion, whilst simultaneously representing 11% of the total country’s economy. It is both in the interest of the United Kingdom’s government and individual manufacturing business that these figures continue to increase. For this to happen, there are a range of opportunities waiting to be exploited, ranging from 3D printing, green technologies, even to nanotechnology. By deciding which of these will present the best opportunity to the economy, will travel a long way to determining whether the desired increase of the value of manufacturing in the United Kingdom is achieved. 3D printing is a large opportunity to the economy of the United Kingdom for many separate reasons, ranging from availability to saving money. To begin with, 3D printing can be used to create almost anything, the way technology is advancing, we do not know exactly how far this will take us as a manufacturing country. Through the fact of greater possibilities on creation, this can open the country up to new business as this may generate new products others have yet to create. From this, unique selling points can be made which would only further the manufacturing industry as a whole, to create a larger market share and to therefore operate at a higher representing percentage of the economy. Though this is in fact a major aspect...
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...3D Printing: Manufacturing Randall Ballard, Jerry Boggs, Bol Bol, and Jiro Newton DeVry University LAS 432 Professor Lynn Wallace April 19, 2014 Table of Contents I. 3D Printing: Manufacturing – Randall, Jerry, Bol, and Jiro 4 II. How 3D Printing Works – Randall 4 a. 3D Printing or Additive Manufacturing? 5 b. Commercial Manufacturing 5 III. The Historical Development and Context of the Technology – Randall 6 c. Chuck Hall 6 i. Time line. 7 d. A 3D Printer in Every Home 7 IV. How New is the Technology? – Jerry 8 e. Is it Really Printing? 8 V. The Technology’s Potential to Disrupt Industries – Jerry 9 VI. Communicating With the 3D Printer – Jerry 9 f. The Process 10 ii. The 8-step process. 10 g. Reducing the Development Time 11 VII. Economic Considerations – Jerry 11 h. Rapid Prototyping 12 i. What Is the ROI? 12 j. Manufacturing Processes 13 iii. Economies of scale. 13 k. The Level of Interest 14 iv. Digitizing creative content. 14 v. Is it your creation? 15 l. Localization vs. Outsourcing 15 VIII. The Psychological Perspective & Social Effect – Jerry 16 m. A Paradigm Shift...
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...Brent Tucker Professor: Lynn Wallace Topic: 3-D Printing Thesis: 3-D Printing will have a major effect on how we live our lives by making products easier and faster to make. Resource Review 1. Political and legal influences How would legal issues arise? The field of 3-D printing is broad enough that the industry doesn't have to worry too much about legal issues at this point.. Any regulation that might be passed would likely target an application (like printing firearms) rather than the technology itself. But that doesn't mean litigation and other legal issues might not slow 3-D printing's acceleration. Not surprisingly, this relatively new technology has raised many legal issues. “Senator Charles E. Schumer has called for legislation banning 3D printed guns since manufacturing such plastic weapons could easily circumvent background checks, registration requirements and metal detectors” A. What laws are in place to protect 3D printing? Currently few laws are in place, Patents are protecting the process until 2014 2. Economic questions and considerations A. Will jobs be lost due to 3-D printing technology? As new technology comes jobs are lost, with the technology of 3D printing a customer that needs a part for his car will no longer have to go to the store to purchase the part, he will go to his 3D printer. Even the tools used to install them can be printed. “We’re on the verge of the next industrial revolution, no doubt about it,” added...
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