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Additive Manufacturing and You
A quick look at 3D-Printing Solutions for your hardware business.
By Joseph Petsinger
Intro to Additive Manufacturing
• Typically consists of melting and/or hardening of material in a multi-layer fashion.
• Multiple 2-D “Slices”• Variable in Scale
Overview of Benefits• Rapid Prototyping (1/3 time of
conventional means)• Near 100% material usage (Near 0%
waste or recycled material)• [Little to] No tooling cost • No chemicals• Density control (efficient use of
materials)• Hybrid Materials• Etc. for more specific jobs
Current ApplicationsEngines• SpaceX SuperDraco Engine• “Through 3D printing, robust and high-
performing engine parts can be created at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional manufacturing methods.” –SpaceX CEO
• Expanded life due to variable strength properties
• Rolls Royce Trent XWB• 12% Fuel Savings (10% Avg.)• No tooling costs or wasted material• [Profits rose 24% year of announcement]
• General Electric LEAP• 15% Fuel Savings
Current Applications Cont.
• Consumer [Simulated] Experience• Coca~Cola “Mini-Me”• Star Wars “D-tech weekends”
• Consumer-Marketer Interaction• Printing promotional products• Anyone with access to 3-D Printer• UPS Printers
Marketing
Untapped Potential• Materials
• Microlattices• Less Material, More Strength; Lower
Cost, Higher Price• Can carry 160,000 times their own
weight (Density Control)• Negative Refractive Index
Metamaterials• Ex: Delivery Drone (Radiowaves)• Less Power, Longer Operating Time,
Fewer Units, Lower Costs• FF: Used to observe relativity &
invisibility
Untapped Potential Cont.Manufacturing• Injection Molding• Hot Runner System• Less Labor, Shorter Cycle
Time, Lower Cost, Higher Price
• Assembly Line• Multi-Nozzle/Material
solution• Variable Density• Less Labor, More Time, Less
Waste, Higher Price
Additive Manufacturing and You
Truck Hood Latch/Clamp• $8-$45 + Shipping (depending on
make and model)• Cp = mp(Cs/ms)• Less than 6 cubic inches: $7.92 • Same-day delivery• Might be more cost efficient if you
recommend to your mechanic.
Additive Manufacturing and You
Medical Syringe Pumps• Traditional Pump: $260-$1,509• 3D-Printed Pump: $97-$154• Open-Source• “Scientists can customize the
design of a pump to exactly what they are doing, just by changing a couple of numbers in the software.”
How to Start Buying a Printer• Professional Desktop/Prototyping: About $2500+
• MakerBot• Robo 3D• [Other Crowdfunding Sources]
• Industrial Manufacturing: Millions of Dollars• Stratysys (Merger)• Objet
Using a Service• One-Time Small Parts/Prototyping
• MakeXYZ (Network)• UPS (Lisle, IL)
• Crucial Quality Components• GPI Inc. (Lake Bluff, IL)