3D printing
Transcript of 3D printing
04/12/2023
3D PrintingGroup 1
Kam Chi Yin 13206613
Wong Sung Kei 13213024
Wang Shunran 13252860
Outline
Objective Background Collected Information
Mind MapSurvey Questions
Survey Results and
Analysis
Job Division
Objective
To analyze the people’s views in 3d printing technology so that we can recognize the needs of 3d printing in the future
Background
3d printing is the process of adding successive layers to form a three dimensional solid object
Engineering, medical industry, industrial design, military, etc.
What is 3d printing?
How does 3d printing relate to our daily life?
Collected Information (Web)Search Strategies Websites
"3d printer" 3D printing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing
3d printing site:youtube.com 3D printing - YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com/channel/HChT-C_AVWzms
3d printer OR printing Professional 3D Printing http://www.stratasys.com/
3d printing filetype:pdf Z Corporation 3D Printing Technologyhttp://www.zcorp.com/documents/108_3D%20Printing%20White%20Paper%20FINAL.pdf
Mind Map
Survey
To find out how people feel about 3d printing and recognize it’s needs in the future
Number of response:36
Objectives
Survey Questions Q1. How old are you?
Q2. What do you think about science technology?
Q3. Have you heard about 3d printing technology?
Q4. What is your impression of the application of 3D printing?
Q5. Where have you heard about this technology?
Q6. What do you think about the advantages of 3d printing?
Q7. What do you think about the disadvantages of 3d printing?
Q8. If you have a 3d printer, what do you want to print?
Q9. Do you think there is a need to use 3d printing technology in the
future?
Q10. Will you buy a 3d printer as your own printer in the future?
Q11. Assume 3d printing will be common in the future. Please rank the aspects (1-4) that 3d printer may improve.
Q12. What do you think that a 3d printer is?
Q13. Do you feel interested in 3d printer?
Q14. If you have a 3d printer, what do you want to print?
Q15. Will you buy a 3d printer in the future?
Survey Results
Q3.
29 respondents have heard of 3d printing technology
7 respondents have not
How old are you?
What do you think about the advantages of 3d printing?
11%
13%
17%
16%
16%
5%
reduce human resources
reduce money cost and time cost for manu-facturing
reduce waste of materials
wide range of products
fulfills buyer's needs
the quality of products is well controlled
others21%
many products is difficult to be made before the technology of 3d printing
3d printing can facilitate the process of making different complex products
The relationship between the age and the view of advantages
reduce human resources reduce money cost
and time cost for manufacturing
reduce waste of materials wide range of
products fulfills buyer's needs the quality of
products is well controlled
others
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13-17 18-30 31-45 45 or above
(31 above) Value judgement: social issues
Worried about unemployment
(18-30) Value judgement: self convenience
Rely more about technology
e.g smartphone
What do you think about the disadvantages of 3d printing?
15%
19%
26%
12%
12%
15%
1%
leads unemployment in some industries costly for publicthe initial cost (for printer) is high leads ethical problemshave limitations on products of high accuracy dangerousothers
Expensive Uncommon Cannot afford the
price Can’t buy a 3d
printer
The relationship between the age and the view of disadvantages
leads unemployment in some industries
the initial cost (for printer) is high
have limitations on products of high accuracy
others
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13-17 18-30 31-45 45 or above
Ethical problems (copyright) Dangerous (weapons) Haven’t heard about that Can be solved Don’t believe/worry about that HK is safe
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
Do you think there is a need to use 3d printing technology in the future?(for the student who
heard 3d printing)
yesnomaybe
Number of people
Yes,
No o
r M
aybe
Very few people believe that 3d printing is an unnecessary technology in the future
Most people believe that 3d printing will be necessary or maybe necessary in the future.
3d printing have a bright future
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WILL PEOPLE BUY 3D PRINTER(for people who not heard about 3d printing)
yesno
NUMBER OF PEOPLE
YES O
R N
O
Majority of people who had not heard about 3d printing
won’t buy a 3d printer
they don’t know what a 3d printer can do
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Will you buy a 3d printer as your own printer in the future?(for the student who
heard 3d printing)
yesno
Number of people
Yes o
r N
o
This time the number between yes and no is really close.
Because they know what 3d printer are used for
Many people won’t buy one maybe they don’t want to spend a lot of money on it
Job division
Kam Chi Yin Wong Sung Kei Wang Shunran
Data collection
PowerPoint designing
Graph editing Information collection
Mistakes checking Information collection
Provide opinions
Mind Map editing