Seminar onName of the topic

3D PRINTER Seminar report submitted for partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Bachelor of

Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Electrical department, MCKV Institute of Engineering

Submitted by: BAPPADITYA MAITY

Registration No.131160110252 of 2013-2014

University Roll No. 11601613012

Department of Electrical Engineering

MCKV Institute of Engineering

243 G.T Road (N), Liluah

Howrah- 711204

YEAR-2015

INTRODUCTION

3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensional solid objects from a digital file. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the entire object is created. Each of these layers can be seen as a thinly sliced horizontal cross-section of the eventual object

26.08.2015A Normal 3D printerFig-1: 1

History

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Yep, 3D printing is older than you might think. In fact, 3D printing has its roots in the 1980s. In 1984, Chuck Hull, invented a process called “stereolithography” which used UV lasers to solidify photopolymer that created 3D parts layer by layer. In 1985, Materialise CEO Fried Vancraen was a young man making his own non-computer “FDM” models. Five years later, he founded Materialise, one of the first 3D printing companies.

Old concept of 3D printerFig-2: 2

How does 3D printing work?

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It all starts with making a virtual design of the object you want to create. This virtual design is made in a CAD (Computer Aided Design) file using a 3D modeling program (for the creation of a totally new object) or with the use of a 3D scanner (to copy an existing object). A 3D scanner makes a 3D digital copy of an object

Fig-3: Working 3-D Printer3

26.08.2015Fig-4: Cycle Parts by 3-D Printer

3D printing was primarily used for prototyping, but is now being used for production-ready pieces.

Ford is currently using 3D printing to make large selections of its car parts for testing. According to Ford, the company can save up to $493,000 a month of work with this production method.

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3D printing is launching into space

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NASA researches are currently working on figuring out how to bring 3D printing technology to space. The idea is to send robots ahead of astronauts to construct buildings and infrastructure on lunar surfaces

Fig-5: 3D printed construction in space

Something to Talk About

In Belgium, biomedical specialists implanted a 3D-printed titanium jawbone into an 83-year-old woman.

Fig-6: jawbone made by 3D printer 26.08.20156

License to Print

The James Bond movie, Skyfall, used 3D print technology to produce models of 007's famed Aston Martin DB5 luxury grand tourer.

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7Fig-7: 007's famed Aston Martin DB5 luxury grand tourer.

3D Print Your Own Weapons

This is one that is highly interesting both to civilians, the army and the MOD alike. Already people have printed their own 3D printed guns. Both home users and the government are investing time and money into this part of 3D printing technology.

Fig-8: Home made 3D printed gun 26.08.20158

3D printing is in the movies you watch.

3D printing fun fact: 3D printers are already being used for movies. Props can take hours of hard work to create and apply. With 3D printing, many of those props can be created and re-created faster, easier, and without starting from scratch.

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Fig-9: 3D printed faces used in movies

Tasty TechNASA has made 3D-printed pizza to feed astronauts in outer space.

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Fig-10: 3D Printed Pizza

Examples & applications of 3D printing

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Applications include rapid prototyping, architectural scale models & maquettes, healthcare (3d printed prosthetics and printing with human tissue) and entertainment (e.g. film props).

Other examples of 3D printing would include reconstructing fossils in paleontology, replicating ancient artifacts in archaeology, reconstructing bones and body parts in forensic pathology and reconstructing heavily damaged evidence acquired from crime scene investigations.

1. 3D printing industry

2. Medical industry

3. Bio-printing

4. Aerospace & aviation industries

5. Automotive industry

6. Personal printing

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REFERENCE

1.http://3dprinting.com

2. http://www.cioinsight.com/it-strategy/infrastructure/slideshows/nine-astonishing-facts-about-3d-printing.html

3. http://i.materialise.com/blog/new-to-3d-printing-8-basic-facts

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