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Report On The Impact of 3-D Printing in THE 21 Century

The report analyzes the impact of 3D printing in the 21st century. It surveyed 120 companies in Washington D.C. and San Francisco on their preferences for 4 printing methods: FDM, SLA, SLS, and binder jetting. FDM was the most preferred due to being cheaper, less time consuming, and user-friendly. SLA can print objects with high precision but the machines are expensive. The report recommends using SLA for objects requiring high precision and exploring durable resins and HIP processing to improve other methods.

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Report On The Impact of 3-D Printing in THE 21 Century

The report analyzes the impact of 3D printing in the 21st century. It surveyed 120 companies in Washington D.C. and San Francisco on their preferences for 4 printing methods: FDM, SLA, SLS, and binder jetting. FDM was the most preferred due to being cheaper, less time consuming, and user-friendly. SLA can print objects with high precision but the machines are expensive. The report recommends using SLA for objects requiring high precision and exploring durable resins and HIP processing to improve other methods.

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REPORT ON

THE IMPACT OF 3-D PRINTING IN


THE 21 ST CENTURY
Prepared by,
Indraneel Binu 2019A4PS0220U
Fawzan Shajahan 2019A4PS0220U
Razin Palikadan 2019A4PS0220U
Alwin Mathew 2019A4PS0220U
Johnathan John 2019A4PS0220U
Surya Radhakrishnan 2019A4PS0220U 22/11/2019
Contents

 Introduction
 Discussion
 Conclusion
 Recommendation

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INTRODUCTION

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Historical Background

 Developing a 3-Dimensional object from CAD.

 It is known as additive manufacturing.

 Resin, Nylon and plastic are the materials


used for 3-D printing.

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Historical Background

 There are different 3-D printing methods.

 FDM is the widely used manufacturing process.

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Objectives

 To review the impact of 3-D printing.

 To find the preferred 3-D printing method.

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Scope

 Two major cities:


I. Washington D.C.
II. San Francisco

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Scope

 Four 3-D printing methods:


1. FDM (Fused Deposition Modelling)
2. SLS (Stereolithography)
3. SLA (Selective Laser Sintering)
4. Binder Jetting

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Limitations

 Lack of resources, Time constraints

 High population in the neighbouring cities

 Lack of Information

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Methodology

 Data collected by survey through questionnaire.


 Questionnaire included fifteen questions.
 Distributed through mail to 180 companies of
both the cities,
I. Randomly selected companies.

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Methodology

 Out of 180 companies,


1. Only 120 companies from both the cities
returned with a filled questionnaire.
2. 80 out of 120 companies were interviewed.
3. 40 from each city.

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DISCUSSION

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FDM(fused Deposition Modelling)

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SLA(Stereolithography)

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SLS(Selective Laser Sintering)

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Binder Jetting

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CONCLUSIONS

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A pattern was observed in the preferences for
each of 3-D printing technique in both the
cities.

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Conclusion

 3-D printing methods are less time consuming and


are cheaper techniques.
 These methods are user friendly.
 Can manufacture different shapes of any size.
 3-D printing technology is expensive.
 Limited materials.

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FDM

 Preferred method from both the cities.


 Reliable as it is less time consuming and
cheaper technique.
 User-friendly method

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FDM

 High resistance towards heat.


 Needs a finishing touch

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SLA

 One of the good techniques.


 High precision finish
 Reasonable cost.

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SLA

 Can 3-D print small to big parts with high


precision.
 Fragile objects or parts.
 Expensive machines.

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SLS

 Reasonable technique.
 Has good durability and strength.
 Ideal for dyeing.
 Porous and brittle
 Expensive

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Binder Jetting

 Least preferred technique from both the


cities.

 Can create objects with variety of colours.

 Reusable method

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Binder Jetting

 Not many materials for printing.

 The objects are fragile

 The final method does not give any


guarantee that the object is strong.

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RECOMMENDATIONS

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Recommendations

 High precision finish required objects can be printed


using the SLA method.

 Alternative material used for printing in SLA


technique is the “Durable resin”.

 HIP process reduces the porosity character of SLS.


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REFERENCES

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