Post on 20-Jan-2016
3-D Printing
UMN ME owns two of these
UMN ME owns eight of these
3-D Printing or Additive Manufacturing or Desktop Manufacturing
Technologies
Source: Wikipedia
Stratasys: Fused Deposition Modeling
Source: Wikipedia
NYT Desktop Mfg video
We also have high-end printing on campus
Objet 260 Printer
• Multi-material– Hard and flexible
in one print– Multiple colors
• High accuracy– <1 mm
resolution
• Large volume– 250x250x250
mm
Airway model with stiff bones and soft
tissue
Rigid, clear heart model Printed mold, withsilicone molded part
University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center
3D Printing is Routine
Sept. 2010
Dec. 2010
2012
Growing Options
Makerbot, $2900Stratasys uPrint, $10K
Northern Lights Technology Center
3D Systems V-Flash
Ponoko fab service
firstcut CNC machining service
Your assignment is being printed on these machines
Room 177 ME, enter through 171 ME