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Focus on Manufacturing Using 3D Printing

Day 2: 3D Printing Materials for Direct Manufacturing

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Intent What’s available What’s possible Considerations

Focus Industrial-grade 3D printers

Source: Stratasys Direct Manufacturing

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Fundamentals

3D printing = additive manufacturing Both used for:

Product development

Production

Elements 3D-data driven Automated Add material No tooling

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State of the Industry

Technology advances Diverse landscape

Material advances Diverse range

Standards Very few

Adoption Tiny percentage

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Plastic Metal Ceramic Sand Wax Paper

Electrical “ink” Biologicals Glass Gypsum Foodstuffs

3D Printing Materials

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Supplied as: Liquid Powder Filament Wire Sheet

Supplied in: Cartridges Canisters Drums Spools

3D Printing Materials

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3D Printing Materials

Advances More thermoplastics Additional polymers Composites Blend on the fly

Pace Slow and steady But will accelerate

Source: Stratasys

Source: Somos

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Advances More thermoplastics Additional polymers Composites Blend on the fly

Pace Slow and steady But will accelerate

Caution: Research reported as

commercially viable

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Breadth of Options

Broad but shallow No equivalencies

Round hole : square peg Why?

Following the demand Path of least resistance Expensive to develop

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Thermoplastics ABS ASA Nylon PC/PC-ABS PPSF ULTEM® PS TPU TPE

Metals Titanium Superalloys Stainless steel Steel Aluminum Precious metals

Breadth of Options

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Manufacturing Success

Select key material properties Not material (by name)

Design for the material

Arduous path But necessary

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Manufacturing Challenges

Materials Paired with technology (by vendor)

Properties Adjustable, sometimes variable Anisotropic

Qualities Material dependent

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Manufacturing Challenges

No standards Test/measurement

Little performance data Simple spec sheets

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Manufacturing Opportunities

Unobtanium Catalyst for adoption

Multi-material parts No assembly required

Gradient materials Localize performance

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Guidance

Define properties Select technology Select material Gather data

Design for: Material Technology Orientation

Keep eyes open

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