How To Make Money With 3D Printing:

An Overview Of The 3D Printing Industry And 5

Ways You Can Profit From It

“If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a

prototype is worth a thousand pictures.”

The Disruptive Potential of 3D Printing

More sophisticated automation within factories

Custom clothing and textiles - shoes, hats, clothes and more

The ability to create 3D printed food in different molds and shapes

New medical devices and organs for patients with individualized needs

Manufacturing-on-demand will be within the grasp of every aspiring maker, designer, entrepreneur and inventor

Reduced transportation times, inventory and less logistical complications

A cleaner, greener environment

And so much more..

What is 3D Printing?

Desktop Manufacturing or Additive Manufacturing

A powerful creation tool

An essential component of the next industrial revolution

How 3D Printing WorksContrasts from manufacturing processes which have been subtractive

i.e. milling & CNC machinesA prototyping process whereby a real object is created from a 3D

design file created from a 3D modeling program or scanner (.stl). The software slices the design into thousands of horizontal layers.

These layers of material are then printed successively until your physical object is created in your chosen material.

Benefits

Computer Aided Design (CAD)

Cloud enabled compatibility

Reduction of inventory since 3D printing is made-to-order

Customization

Green Emissions

Growing and improving

ChallengesDifficulty in learning CAD

modeling software

Limitations of materials, processes and technology

Adoption of 3D printers both in homes and at work

HistoryA Brief History Of 3D Printing

Milestones1454Johannes Gutenberg introduces the printing press

1951Inkjet Printing

1969Laser Printing

1984Invention of stereolithography. First 3D printer.

Milestones1986Charles Hull was issued the first patent for a stereolithography apparatus (SLA)

1992The first SLA machine is produced by 3D Systems

2002Scientists engineer a functioning 3D printed kidney

2006First self-replicating 3D printer is developed (RepRap)

Milestones2008Shapeways print-on-demand service is launched

2008First person to walk on a 3D printed prosthetic leg

2009Organovo bio-prints the first blood vessel

2010Urbee the first 3D printed car s created and presented

Milestones2012The first 3D printed prosthetic jaw is implanted on a human

2013Stratasys acquires Makerbot

2014Amazon launches their 3D printing store

2015Google acquires Carbon3D with new CLIP technology

Shapeways

Design Your Own 3D Models & Sell On Shapeways

Not only can one purchase a 3D printed item from Shapeways online store, but also anyone can set up their own personal Shapeways shop.

There are a plethora of materials to choose from (and more to come!)

Shapeways is the world’s largest 3D product marketplace.

Set up your own Shapeways store!

Run your own business using Shapeways as a channel.

Go to https://www.shapeways.com/sell to set up your own shop.

3D Hubs

Monetize Your 3D PrinterA part of the massively growing sharing economy - Airbnb, Uber

Received a $4.5 Million Dollar investment in 2014

If you have your own 3D printer you can list it onto the 3D Hubs directory and anyone can pay you to use it.

Just released their new 3D Hubs HD which allows the listing of industrial 3D printers for use.

Go to https://www.3dhubs.com/list-my-printer to list your own printer.

3D Printing Stocks

3D Printing Stocks OverviewTop Dogs in 3D printing

Stratasys (SSYS)

Google (GOOG)

3D Systems (DDD)

Interesting Investments

Organovo (ONVO)

Autodesk (ADSK)

HP (HPQ)

Other 3D stocks to consider

ExOne (XONE)

Voxeljet (VJET)

Materialise (MTLS)

ARCAM (ARCM)

Develop & Sell Unique 3D Printing

Filament Materials

In the last few years of materials science innovation many awesome new, hybrid, proprietary materials have been created.

PlasticsFDM

Fused Deposition Modeling

The most common process for 3D printing of plastics

ABS

Acrylonitrile Butadiene StyreneWidely used on entry level FDM 3D printers. Very popular since it can be bought from a variety of non-proprietary sources. ABS is most commonly used as the material for LEGO bricks

Optimal Temperature 210 degrees C

Polylactic Acid

Biodegradable plastic material that has become popular for 3D printers. PLA is less likely to warp but it is not as durable or flexible when compared to ABS

Optimal Temperature 235 to 256 degrees C

PLA

Metals

Great prospects for the jewelry industry

Aluminum

Cobalt

Stainless Steel

Gold

Silver

Titanium (one of the strongest metal materials)

Bio MaterialsLiving tissue

Organs

Blood

Skin cells

Bone tissue

FoodChocolate

Sugar

Pastries

Pastas

Hybrid Materials

Algae-based filaments

Flexible Filaments

Carbon Fiber

Bronze

Woodfill

Glow In The Dark

And many, many more being developed

Create Custom Prototyp

es & Products

3D Printed PrototypesGo from idea to prototype to product in just a few steps.

Learn 3D design with TinkerCAD and other 3D software tools

Use a 3D printer, 3D Hubs and/or Shapeways to print out prototypes

Social media to test the market

And full scale manufacturing facilities for mass production (in the future 3D printing will be able to assist in this realm)

3D Printed Custom ProductsExamples:

Earbuds - Normal https://www.nrml.com/

Baby spoons - Spuni http://spuni.com/

Sleep apnea masks - MetaMason http://www.metamason.com/

Rings - Trove - https://www.troveup.com/

Figurines - Twinkind - http://www.twinkind.com/

Why I Believe 3D Printing Is Core To Innovation

Allows anyone to create anything and distribute to people anywhere in the world.

No longer do we have to rely on factories and large corporations to develop, create and market good products for us.

We are living in an economy where anyone who wants to create Movies, Music, Books, Video Games can and has the power of distribution with the Internet.

3D Printing gives the power of manufacturing to the people!

It means the USA can make more strides towards becoming a production economy rather than a consumption economy.

Hands-On learning in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)

Action Items (if you don’t have a 3D printer):1.Check out TinkerCAD & design

your first 3D model2.Use 3D Hubs to print out your

design locally (alternatively, you can use shapeways)

3.Set up a shop on Shapeways and market with Instagram

4.Check out The 3D Masterminds Podcast to learn more about 3D printing

If you do have a 3D printer:

1. Go to 3D Hubs and list your printer

2. Join communities on 3D Hubs, Google+ and Facebook groups

3. Become part of the 3D Masterminds Community for expert interviews and connections.