3D

Printing

Printing

process

Printing is a process for

reproducing text and
images, typically with
ink on paper using a
print press.

GUTTENBERGS PRINTING
PRESS.
INVENTED IN 15TH CENTURY
USED MOULDS MADE OF
BRASS

Invention of first
printing machine

FIRST PRINTING MACHINE WAS INVENTED BY

JOHANNES GENSFLEISH IN 1803.

THIS SUPERSEDED THE COST AND SLOW

PRODUCTION.

Subtractive
Manufacturin
g

Creates a product by removing sections from a block of material.

Generates waste through the excess material that is removed.

Limited design capabilities.

Computerized
Numerical Control
(CNC) Machining

A method of
Subtractive
Manufacturing that
removes sections
from a block of
material by cutting
or drilling the excess
material away.

Additive
Manufacturing

Creates a product
through adding
materials to the object.

Adds material layer by

layer until printing is
finished.

Allows for complex and

intricate designs.

3D Printing

A method of Additive Manufacturing that adds material to

an object layer by layer to create the final product.

3D printing

Imagine a near future in which a device

connected to your desktop prints a SOLID
OBJECT!!!!!!

We can have tangible goods and intangible

services delivered over the INTERNET.

Different

methods

Selective laser
sintering (SLS)
Stereolithography
Fused deposition
modeling (FDM)
Laminated object
manufacturing

SLS method
Selective laser
sintering (SLS) is an
additive manufacturing
technique that uses a
high power laser (for
example, a carbon
dioxide laser) to fuse
small particles of plastic,
metal (direct metal laser
sintering),ceramic or
glass powders into a
mass that has a desired
3-dimensional shape

STEREOLITHOGRAPHY
Stereolithograph
y is an additive
manufacturing
process using a
vat of liquid UVcurable
photopolymer
resin and a UV
laser to build
parts a layer at
a time.

STEREOLITHOGRAPHY

(contd).

CAD (Computer Assisted

Design) Programs help
users create STL Files for
the 3D Printers to read.
STL (STereoLithography)
file format a file format
which uses many little
triangles to make a 3
dimensional plot of the
objects intended surface.

FDM
Fused deposition
modeling (FDM) is
an additive
manufacturing
technology
commonly used for
modeling,
prototyping, and
production
applications

Laminated object
manufacturing
Laminated object
manufacturing
(LOM) is a rapid
prototyping system
developed by Helisys
Inc. In it, layers of
adhesive-coated
paper, plastic or
metal laminates are
successively glued
together and cut to
shape with a knife or
laser cutter.

Equipment
Dimension 3D printer

types

Specification
Build
Envelope

of uPrint

Size &
Layer Modeling Support
Weight Thickness Material Material

635 x
660 x
787
203 x
mm(25 x
152 x
ABSplus
26 x 31 .254 mm
152
in ivory
in)76 kg (.010 in)
mm(8 x
only.
(168 lbs)
6 x 6 in)
(with one

Price

$14,900
Soluble
(11.900
only
)

What is

ABSplus?

ABSplus is a production-grade thermoplastic

that gives models the ability to perform just
like production parts in real-world functional
testing.

Technique

The PRINTING CYCLE

a)

Preparation :

Once you click 3D print from Z-print , the

printer initiates the pre build routine.

First it warms the air inside the printer and

creates optimum operating environment.

At the same time , it fills the Build Chamber

with 1/8th inch layer powder ( so that finished
parts rest on it).

The PRINTING CYCLE

b) Printing :

Once the pre-build is complete , the printer

begins printing the layers created in the Z-print
software.

The machine deposits 0.1mm thick layer of

powder from the Hopper.

The Print Carriage then moves across this layer

depositing the binder.

The PRINTING CYCLE

The binder solidifies the powder in that cross

section of the model.

The piston below the Build Carriage lowers

the powdered bed by 0.1mm , preparing the
next layer.

The process repeats until the model is

complete

The PRINTING CYCLE

c) Depowdering/Recycling :

When finished the model, it is suspended in the

powder to cure.

At the end of curing time , the machine then

automatically removes most of the powder around
the model by vaccum pressure.

The loose powder is pneumatically conveyed

through the system for reuse.

3D Printing : The Chemical

Process

A platform which serves as the base of the object is

submerged into a vat of polymers.

UV light cures and hardens these polymers with each pass

over the object.

Once a pass is finished, the platform lowers slightly into the

vat, allowing more uncured polymers to cover the object.

Applications of 3D
Printing

Prototyping

Modeling

Custom parts

Design

Research

3D Printing and
Sustainability

3D printing with non

harmful chemicals.

3D printing generates
almost no waste during
manufacturing, and
does not require
lubricants.

3D Printing can be used

to create replacement
parts.

SUCCESS stories
3D printed Jaw

Challenges Facing 3D
Printing

Intellectual property
rights of the 3D
Printer users.

Nearly anything can

be printed by 3D
Printers and this is a
troubling prospect if
criminals use 3D
Printers to create
illegal products.

In Conclusion

3D printing is an
expanding technology
which may soon start an
industry in which
everyone has the
possibility of being a
manufacturer.

3D printing has a lot of

possible benefits to
society, although the
products created must be
regulated.

References
http://en.wikipedia.
org/wiki/3D_computer
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