Reinterpreting Hype

and ProgressA Glimpse into the Future of 3D Printing

Curiosity Strikes2007

Q: What sort of things

are people printing with

your fabber?

A: Watchbands, squirt

bottles, batteries,

artificial muscles, even

fancy chocolates. What

you print is really up to

you.

Becoming a Maker

Learning From

The Best

• Attended 10 Inside

3D Printing

conferences

• 30+ site visits across

11 countries

• Contributor to 2015

Wohlers Report

3. Biz Models

2. SOFTWARE

1. NEW MACHINES

Machines

The PC Wars

1977 Apple II

$1,298

1982 Xerox Star

$75,000

Is 3DP like the PC?

HP

$10,000s?

Carbon 3D

$1,000s?

Bright

Laser

Time to 3D print: 2 days

Forging time: 12 months

Xi’an, China

How to go 100x faster:

Continuous Production

+

Software

STL vs Parametric

facet normal 0 0 0

outer loop

vertex 2 0 2

vertex 1.2 1.6 -2

vertex 1.2 1.6 2

endloop

endfacet

[repeats x 1000]

difference() {

cylinder(h = h1, r = r1,

center = true);

rotate([90, 0, 0])

cylinder(d1, r = r2,

center = true);

}

Business Models

Meet Asher, 9 years old

CloudVS

Cost of Good = Labor + Design + Energy + Raw

Material