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Laurentian University
Bharti School of Engineering
3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS
By
Mary Smith
Submitted to:
Dr. T. Yalcin
Report prepared and submitted
as part of course requirements for
ENGR 4126 Engineering Seminar
November 29, 2013
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ABSTRACT
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................................................................. ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... iii
LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................................................... vii
LIST OF APPENDICES ......................................................................................................................................................... viii
1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 THE EVOLUTION OF 3D PRINTING ........................................................................................................................ 2
2.1 First Generation .................................................................................................................................................... 2
2.2 Second Generation ............................................................................................................................................... 2
2.3 Third Generation .................................................................................................................................................. 2
3 HOW DOES 3D PRINTING WORK? .......................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 System Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.2 The Printing Cycle ................................................................................................................................................ 4
3.2.1 Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.2.2 Printing ......................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.2.3 Depowdering/recycling ......................................................................................................................... 4
4 ADVANTAGES OF 3D PRINTING .............................................................................................................................. 5
4.1 Speed ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Accuracy ................................................................................................................................................................... 5
5 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 6
5.1 Automotive ............................................................................................................................................................. 6
5.1.1 Bentley Motors .......................................................................................................................................... 6
5.1.2 BMW............................................................................................................................................................... 6
5.1.3 Lamborghini ............................................................................................................................................... 7
5.2 Aerospace and Aviation ..................................................................................................................................... 7
5.2.1 NASA .............................................................................................................................................................. 7
5.2.2 General Electric ......................................................................................................................................... 7
5.3 Manufacturing ....................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.3.1 Medical and Dental .................................................................................................................................. 8
5.3.2 Body parts ................................................................................................................................................... 8
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5.3.3 Surgical instruments ............................................................................................................................... 8
5.3.4 Crowns .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.3.5 Bridges .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
5.4 Jewelry ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11
APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12
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1 INTRODUCTION
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2 THE EVOLUTION OF 3D PRINTING
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3 HOW DOES 3D PRINTING WORK?
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5 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
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REFERENCES
Czyzewski, J., Burzynski, P., Gawe, K., Meisner, J., 2009. Rapid prototyping of electrically conductive
components using 3D printing technology. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 209, No.
12-13 (July 1), pp. 5281-5285.
Pfister, Andreas; Walz, Uwe; Laib, Andres; Mlhaupt, Rolf, 2005. Polymer ionomers for rapid
prototyping and rapid manufacturing by means of 3D printing. Macromolecular Materials and
Engineering, Vol. 290, No. 2 (February 28), pp. 99-113.
Sanz-Izquierdo, B., Parker, E.A., 2013. 3D printing technique for fabrication of frequency selective
structures for built environment. Electronics Letters, Vol. 49, No. 18 (August 29), pp. 1117-1118.
Slick, Justin, 2013. The ten principles of 3D printing by Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman - An excerpt
from Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman. Wiley, 2013.
http://3d.about.com/od/Other-Resources/tp/The-Ten-Principles-Of-3d-Printing-By-Hod-Lipson-
and-Melba-Kurman.htm
Withell, A., Diegel, O., Grupp, I., Reay, S., De Beer, D., Potgieter, J., 2012. Porous ceramic filters
through 3D printing. Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping - Proceedings of
the 5th International Conference on Advanced Research and Rapid Prototyping (Leiria, Portugal,
2011), pp. 313-318.
Z Corporation, 2009. How 3D Printing works.
http://www.arctron.de/uploads/media/Zcorporation-3DPrinting-Info.pdf
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APPENDICES
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