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Laurentian University

Bharti School of Engineering

3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY: PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS

By

Mary Smith

Submitted to:

Dr. T. Yalcin

Report prepared and submitted

as part of course requirements for

ENGR 4126 Engineering Seminar

November 29, 2013

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ABSTRACT

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .......................................................................................................................................................... iii

LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................................................... vii

LIST OF APPENDICES ......................................................................................................................................................... viii

1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................................................................................. 1

2 THE EVOLUTION OF 3D PRINTING ........................................................................................................................ 2

2.1 First Generation .................................................................................................................................................... 2

2.2 Second Generation ............................................................................................................................................... 2

2.3 Third Generation .................................................................................................................................................. 2

3 HOW DOES 3D PRINTING WORK? .......................................................................................................................... 3

3.1 System Overview .................................................................................................................................................. 3

3.2 The Printing Cycle ................................................................................................................................................ 4

3.2.1 Preparation ................................................................................................................................................. 4

3.2.2 Printing ......................................................................................................................................................... 4

3.2.3 Depowdering/recycling ......................................................................................................................... 4

4 ADVANTAGES OF 3D PRINTING .............................................................................................................................. 5

4.1 Speed ......................................................................................................................................................................... 5

4.2 Accuracy ................................................................................................................................................................... 5

5 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS ............................................................................................................................................. 6

5.1 Automotive ............................................................................................................................................................. 6

5.1.1 Bentley Motors .......................................................................................................................................... 6

5.1.2 BMW............................................................................................................................................................... 6

5.1.3 Lamborghini ............................................................................................................................................... 7

5.2 Aerospace and Aviation ..................................................................................................................................... 7

5.2.1 NASA .............................................................................................................................................................. 7

5.2.2 General Electric ......................................................................................................................................... 7

5.3 Manufacturing ....................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.1 Medical and Dental .................................................................................................................................. 8

5.3.2 Body parts ................................................................................................................................................... 8

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5.3.3 Surgical instruments ............................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.4 Crowns .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.3.5 Bridges .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

5.4 Jewelry ...................................................................................................................................................................... 8

6 CONCLUSIONS ............................................................................................................................................................... 10

REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................................................... 11

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................................................ 12

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1 INTRODUCTION

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REFERENCES

Czyzewski, J., Burzynski, P., Gawe, K., Meisner, J., 2009. Rapid prototyping of electrically conductive

components using 3D printing technology. Journal of Materials Processing Technology, Vol. 209, No.

12-13 (July 1), pp. 5281-5285.

Pfister, Andreas; Walz, Uwe; Laib, Andres; Mlhaupt, Rolf, 2005. Polymer ionomers for rapid

prototyping and rapid manufacturing by means of 3D printing. Macromolecular Materials and

Engineering, Vol. 290, No. 2 (February 28), pp. 99-113.

Sanz-Izquierdo, B., Parker, E.A., 2013. 3D printing technique for fabrication of frequency selective

structures for built environment. Electronics Letters, Vol. 49, No. 18 (August 29), pp. 1117-1118.

Slick, Justin, 2013. The ten principles of 3D printing by Hod Lipson & Melba Kurman - An excerpt

from Fabricated: The New World of 3D Printing by Hod Lipson and Melba Kurman. Wiley, 2013.

http://3d.about.com/od/Other-Resources/tp/The-Ten-Principles-Of-3d-Printing-By-Hod-Lipson-

and-Melba-Kurman.htm

Withell, A., Diegel, O., Grupp, I., Reay, S., De Beer, D., Potgieter, J., 2012. Porous ceramic filters

through 3D printing. Innovative Developments in Virtual and Physical Prototyping - Proceedings of

the 5th International Conference on Advanced Research and Rapid Prototyping (Leiria, Portugal,

2011), pp. 313-318.

Z Corporation, 2009. How 3D Printing works.

http://www.arctron.de/uploads/media/Zcorporation-3DPrinting-Info.pdf


APPENDICES

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