Additive Manufacturing and You

A quick look at 3D-Printing Solutions for your hardware business.

By Joseph Petsinger

Intro to Additive Manufacturing

• Typically consists of melting and/or hardening of material in a multi-layer fashion.

• Multiple 2-D “Slices”• Variable in Scale

Overview of Benefits• Rapid Prototyping (1/3 time of

conventional means)• Near 100% material usage (Near 0%

waste or recycled material)• [Little to] No tooling cost • No chemicals• Density control (efficient use of

materials)• Hybrid Materials• Etc. for more specific jobs

Current ApplicationsEngines• SpaceX SuperDraco Engine• “Through 3D printing, robust and high-

performing engine parts can be created at a fraction of the cost and time of traditional manufacturing methods.” –SpaceX CEO

• Expanded life due to variable strength properties

• Rolls Royce Trent XWB• 12% Fuel Savings (10% Avg.)• No tooling costs or wasted material• [Profits rose 24% year of announcement]

• General Electric LEAP• 15% Fuel Savings

Current Applications Cont.

• Consumer [Simulated] Experience• Coca~Cola “Mini-Me”• Star Wars “D-tech weekends”

• Consumer-Marketer Interaction• Printing promotional products• Anyone with access to 3-D Printer• UPS Printers

Marketing

Untapped Potential• Materials

• Microlattices• Less Material, More Strength; Lower

Cost, Higher Price• Can carry 160,000 times their own

weight (Density Control)• Negative Refractive Index

Metamaterials• Ex: Delivery Drone (Radiowaves)• Less Power, Longer Operating Time,

Fewer Units, Lower Costs• FF: Used to observe relativity &

invisibility

Untapped Potential Cont.Manufacturing• Injection Molding• Hot Runner System• Less Labor, Shorter Cycle

Time, Lower Cost, Higher Price

• Assembly Line• Multi-Nozzle/Material

solution• Variable Density• Less Labor, More Time, Less

Waste, Higher Price

Additive Manufacturing and You

Truck Hood Latch/Clamp• $8-$45 + Shipping (depending on

make and model)• Cp = mp(Cs/ms)• Less than 6 cubic inches: $7.92 • Same-day delivery• Might be more cost efficient if you

recommend to your mechanic.

Additive Manufacturing and You

Medical Syringe Pumps• Traditional Pump: $260-$1,509• 3D-Printed Pump: $97-$154• Open-Source• “Scientists can customize the

design of a pump to exactly what they are doing, just by changing a couple of numbers in the software.”

How to Start Buying a Printer• Professional Desktop/Prototyping: About $2500+

• MakerBot• Robo 3D• [Other Crowdfunding Sources]

• Industrial Manufacturing: Millions of Dollars• Stratysys (Merger)• Objet

Using a Service• One-Time Small Parts/Prototyping

• MakeXYZ (Network)• UPS (Lisle, IL)

• Crucial Quality Components• GPI Inc. (Lake Bluff, IL)

Questions?

Thank You For Listening!