3d printing

PREPARED BY
RAVIKUMAR .L
EEE DEPARTMENT
 content
• History of 3D printers
• 3D Printing Technology
• Working of 3d printing
• Types of 3D Printing Technology
• Materials used for 3D printing
• Purpose & Applications
• Future for Diploma & Engineering Students in 3D Printing
 history of 3d printing

• Since then, almost all the industries were developing and using 3D printing technologies
simultaneously researching on it .
• These technologies had opened the gateway to a new realm of scientific venture were
conventional fabrication process could be replaced with much more efficient, reliable and
economically favourable way of manufacturing Stereo Lithography(STL) is a file format on
which 3D printers work.
• Within 1980s to 1990s, a lot a 3D printing machines came into existence with various
configurations and methodologies.
 3d printing technology
• 3D printing (or additive manufacturing, AM) is any of various processes used
to make a three dimensional object that comes under the method of Rapid
Prototyping.
• In 3D printing technology, successive layers of material are laid down one
after the other under computer control until the entire designed object is made
from the raw material used.
• 3D design are created using CAD software's like CATIA, Pro e, Solid works
etc.
Working of 3d printing
 Why do we need 3d printing?
• Technological innovations: 3D printing have made it possible to venture into the scientific
realm which were more complicated before by then made it possible through this technique.
• It provides more room for interactive class activities. In Engineering, biology, for instance,
teachers can create a 3D model of the, Gears ,Robots, human heart, head. Skeleton ..etc. to
teach students about the human body.
• Simplifies experimentations: 3D printing has made it possible to create prototypes of any
complex specifications with ease that anything could be made into reality repeatedly with
varying dimensions on contrary to the conventional methods of prototyping.
 Materials used for 3d printing
• PLA (Polylactic Acid): It is a biodegradable thermoplastic aliphatic polyester
derived from renewable resources, such as corn starch, tapioca roots, chips or
starch, or sugarcane. In 2010, PLA had the second highest consumption
volume of any bioplastic of the world.
• ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene): It combines the strength and rigidity
of acrylonitrile and styrene polymers with the toughness of polybutadiene
rubber.
• LAYWOOD: Lay wood is a wood based filament that can be used in most
desktop 3D printers. The wood filament prints easily, similar to PLA, and has
a wood smell when printing..
 MATERIALS USED FOR 3D

PLA
ABS

LAY WOOD
 Types of 3d printing technology

• FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM)

• SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS)
• STEREO LITHOGRAPHY (SLA)
• POLYJET
 FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING

• Steel file of the design is fed into the printer.

• material is heated up to its melting point in the extrusion head.
• Model or part is produced by extruding thermoplastic used.
 SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING (SLS)

• The technique that uses a laser as the power source to sinter powdered
material.
• Laser automatically points in space defined by a 3D model and binds the
material together to create a solid structure.
• A recoated blade is used to move new powder over the build platform.
 STEREO LITHOGRAPHY (SLA)
• Stereolithographic is an additive manufacturing process that, in its most
common form, works by focusing an ultraviolet (UV) laser on to a vat of
photopolymer resin.
• With the help of computer aided manufacturing or computer-aided design
(CAM/CAD) software, the UV laser is used to draw a pre-programmed
design or shape on to the surface of the photopolymer vat.
• Photopolymers are sensitive to ultraviolet light, so the resin is photo
chemically solidified and forms a single layer of the desired 3D object..
 POLYJET
• It works by jetting photopolymer materials in ultra-thin layers onto a build
platform.
• Each photopolymer layer is cured by UV light immediately after it is jetted,
producing fully cured models that can be handled and used immediately,
without posturing.
• The gel-like support material, designed to support complicated geometries, is
subsequently removed by water jetting.
 TYPES OF 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

FUSED DEPOSITION MODELLING

SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
 3D PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

POLYJET
STEREOLITHOGRAPHY
 Purpose & Applications

• Fabrication of Teaching Aids: Teachers could produce prototypes for the students in the class
rooms making it more interactive and inspiring.
• Medical Models: Bio-medical students could produce Prosthetic arms, bio-print a human ear,
replace a human skull et. With the help of a 3D printer.
• Electronic Modules: Electronic gadgets like speakers, television, components of satellites,
computers, scanners etc. could be produced.
• Fashion Technology: New and creative designs which are tricky to manufacture on
conventional machines could be developed using 3D printing technology. These includes
jewellery, foot wears, furniture's etc.
APPLICATIONS
Future for Diploma & Engineering
Students in 3D Printing
• FORD
• GE
• TATA Motors
• TVS
• Wipro
• GTRE
• NAL
• ADE