3Dprinting

We are on the precipice of a revolution inmanufacturing.

1 design for many is becoming any designjust for you.

What you may have heard about 3Dprinting...

IT’S PANIC IN THE STREETS!

But here is a better story.

A story that shows not just what we can do,but what we can dream up.

This is Emma.

Emma has arthrogryposis.At 2 years old Emma could not lift up her arms.

Many kids like Emma use a device called the Wilmington RoboticExoskeleton (WREX). Its design reduces the force of gravity on thearms, similar to how the springs on a swing-arm lamp keep itsuspended in air.

The WREX worked for kids as young as 6.

Emma is 2. They don’t make a WREX that can fit her properly.

Tariq Rahman and Whitney Sample ofNemours’ pediatric engineering research labfound a way to shrink a WREX and make itmuch lighter: They 3D printed it in ABS plastic.

For a fraction of the cost of a normal WREX.

They were able to fit Emma’s WREXperfectly to her body.

If a part broke or she grew out of one, a newpiece could be generated in hours, and forjust a few dollars.

Magic Arms let Emma color and paint forthe first time.

Emma’s story not only illustrates the practicalapplication of the tool but the ability to makereal the creative visions of the people who use it.

It lowers the barriers of the physical design process.

Manufacturing is on its way to becoming asfast and as fluid as the internet.

Let’s quickly cover the basics.

3DP has been around since the 80s.It became a patented technology in 86.

Stereolithography (SLA/DLP) uses resins and photopolymers thatreact to light sources such as UV. Where light exposes the resin ithardens and builds up layer by layer.

There a 3 main types of 3D printing.

Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) uses lasers to fuse powderedmaterial together, again layer by layer.

There a 3 main types of 3D printing.

Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is the most common and uses afilament that is melted and extruded onto a base plate. The meltedmaterial is built up layer by layer.

There a 3 main types of 3D printing.

For each type of printing there are specific types of printers. FDM machines like ours cover the largest ground in terms of price and application.

Printers

Personal FDM printers are creating lots of buzz and are drivingawareness for the entire industry due to their low cost and rapidlygrowing user base.

Printers

FDM printers are great for rapid prototyping but tend to lack in terms of print size and finish quality.

Printers

DLP and SLS printers are generally high end and expensivemachines, some in the $1million range. They can produce hi rez,colored, and in some cases multi material prints. They are afavorite of corporate labs and service bureaus.

Printers

Printers SLS & DLP

Materials are the ever - expanding building blocks of 3DP.Currently there are nearly 50 different types of materials that canbe used in various printers.

Materials

For FDM most are polymer or thermo plastic derivatives. Mostcommon are ABS (legos) and PLA (eco plastic). Our printer can alsoprint nylon, poly carbonate, polystyrene, and sand or woodhybrids.

Materials

SLS printers use powdered materials and offer a much widervariety such as, ceramics, alumide, sterling silver, brass, bronze,elasto plastics and sandstone.

Materials

SLA/DLP printers use resins and photopolymers that can becolored, translucent, flexible or ultra hard.

Materials

As you may have guessed, 3DP runs off models built in 3Dapplications. Models get cleaned, sliced and sent to the printer.

Software

3D design isn’t as scary as it used to be. New online tools andbeginner friendly 3D sketching apps are making creation a whole lot easier.

Software

Find a program that fits your needs and ability.

Software

123D, and SketchUp can let you quickly and easily master the basics.

Software

Blender, Cinema4D and Strata are like the Photoshops of 3D.

Software

And if you wanna get nerdy there is always AutoCAD.

Software

After creating a 3D model we will bring it into a program to make sureit’s built in a way to ensure a quality print. This is called cleaning.

Software

After cleaning we “slice”it. This basically means we generate the codefor every layer that the printer needs to print. This slicing outputs G-code which can be read by the printer.

Software

G-Code G-Funknot

Industries already taking advantage of 3DP.Medical and DentalFashionAutoAerospace

Industries

Industries on the verge of disruption.FoodToysElectronicsMilitary

Industries

Emerging industries within 3DP.Service BureausMaterial SuppliersOnline Marketplaces for ready made modelsPrinter and Supply retail stores

Industries

Those are the components, so let’s see whatis being made from them.

New technologies bring new challenges.

Still not easy to get great prints out of the box.

Challenges

Prints are only as good as the models they come from.

Challenges

Little to no standards are slowing the ability for the technology to spread.

Challenges

Software still has a ways to go to become as user friendly as people are used to.

Challenges

Failure rates are high.

Challenges

Takes a long time to print.

Challenges

High rez and colored prints are still pretty expensive to make.

Challenges

Who owns what? Lots of intellectual property grey areas.

Challenges

Product Safety Requirements.The laws you didn’t even know that you may be breaking.

Challenges

But here is what is AWESOME!

Our industry is still a pretty blank slate.

Most people think we are just going to useit to make keychains and pencil holderswith brand logos on them.

You have access to a tool that can quicklyturn your ideas into real things.

Out of home or tradeshow ideas?We can print scale models for you.

Need a custom object for a shoot?

Is there an opportunity to extend a campaign with a consumer take away?

Have a product idea for a client or the agency?

With these new tools we can help go from asketch to a prototype quickly.

If the prototype is well received we canhave it sent out for a high rez print.

Here are the few examples of initial creativeideas coming from brands.

- Prototypes designed by celebrities incl. weatherman Al Roker, host Stacy London, Red Sox pitcher Craig Breslow, and companies (Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Spotify)- Prototypes include penholders, key chains, iPhone 5 speakers, cat charm.- Consumers pick a prototype for delivery and tweet their wish, along with the hashtag #3DPrintMyGift

GE #3DPrintMyGift

- Introduced new Mini Bottles by inviting consumers to create tiny, digital versions of themselves in Tamagotchi-style mobile app- Winners won a trip to Coca-Cola factory, where they turned their mini-mes into 3D-printed figurines.

Coca-Cola Israel

- "The Polo Principle” campaign turned consumers into car designers in Denmark. "The Polo Principle- Forty of the most creative ideas were 3D printed and exhibited in Copenhagen

VW Denmark

Saks 5th Avenue / MasterCard

- Shoppers that spend $150 or more at Saks Fifth Avenue on their MasterCard will receive a special commemorative 3D printed snowflake- Partnered with MakerBot - customers can see printer in action at the store.

- UK charity for vulnerable children and young people- ‘Print Happiness’ pop-up store will create toys for Kids Company children who would otherwise not have anything to unwrap on ChristmasDay- Public can text to donate - toys will be printed by six Ultimaker 3D printers on site

Kids Company 3D Print Pop-Up store

- BACARDÍ Beginnings, music mentoring program in the UK- World’s first 3D record printing shop in London- Kele Okereke releasing new track on 3D printed record - Requires high-definition top-of-the-line 3D printer (Stratasys 3D)- Mono tracks only

Bacardi

- Customers to scan their keys- Data is stored on secure server- If keys are lost, customers can take their data to 3D print shop

DVV (Belgian Insurance)

- 3D archive of historic artifacts available for viewing and printing - From supernovas to sculpture of President Lincoln's head, a variety of historic objects are available for download in the Smithsonian's X 3DExplorer web portal

Smithsonian

- Signed limited edition hardcover with a first-of-its-kind 3D printed slipcase, printed on a MakerBot Replicator 2- Only 200 sold

Chang-rae Lee Book Release

- New '3D' whisky created from a blend of three Single Malt Scotch Whiskies- Back label of each bottle contains a QR code to download 3D model of container

Caskstrength

- The Hobbit / The Key to Erebor- Ender’s Game / Customizable spaceships- Porsche / Cayman S print file (#3DCayman)

Digital blueprint downloads

- Kinematics creates complex, foldable forms composed of articulated modules- Website allows users to customize flexible wearables – bracelets, earrings & necklaces - to create unique accessories

Kinematics

- Kickstarter initiative to create free iOS app allowing users to create 3D block-based creations- Creations can be printed and delivered to home

PixelPrint Studio

- Free, modular, customizable open hardware platform for highly modular smartphones- Handsets will consist of a central "endoskeleton" and additional 3D printed modules created by a range of other developers andcompanies

Motorola Project Ara Smartphone

Now a peek into the near future.

3D Printing human tissues, and within 15 years, hopefullycomplex organ structures.

Future Applications

Integrated circuits allowing powered mechanical devices toliterally walk off the printer.

Future Applications

Food printing takes a leap when it integrates customized nutritionbased on your NIKE+ data.

Future Applications

Large scale printers printing single family homes in 24 hours.

Future Applications

Nano printers using single molecules to print any type of matter.

Future Applications

We have the unique opportunity to beleaders in this space.

Everything in front of us is new. We can define what comes next.