birth of a product - lansing maker week 2014
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Birth of a ProductHow 3D Printing can take you
from concept to reality
Lansing Maker WeekLCC WestOctober 10, 2014
Joe Carr3D Printing Consultant
Ransom Eli OldsFounded the Olds Motor
Vehicle Company in 1897Image credit: Wikipedia
Frederic SmithCo-founded of General
Motors in 1908Image credit: Wikipedia
Larry PageCo-founded Google
Inc. in 1998Image credit: Wikipedia
Lansing Maker Week
New Tools and
Technology
History of Making
Rise of the Maker
Movement
What is 3D Printing?● 3D printing is a type of additive
manufacturing using a computer controlled robot.
● Invented in the 1980s
● Became popularized in the late 2000s due to the RepRap project
3D Printers
Makerbot and Orion 3D printers
Image credit: SeeMeCNC.comImage credit: Wikipedia
What materials can you use? Is it just plastic?
● Plastic● Metal ● Ceramic● Rubber● Conductive● Wood● Sand● Concrete● Human tissue
Image credit: Wikipedia
What do I need to print?Download a 3D model● Thingiverse.com ● Repables.com
Design using CAD● TinkerCAD.com ● Solidworks
3D Scanning● 123D Catch
Image credit: Wikipedia
Advantages and Disadvantages● Speed● Zero inventory● Lower start up cost● No retooling● Safety● Low risk● Customization and
complexity are free
● Lower production volume
● Higher unit cost● Limited material
selection● Limitations of a
type of process
The ProcessInspiration
Design
Prototype
Bring to Market
CustomerDiscovery
and Feedback
Inspiration● Identify a problem.● Can you create a
solution?● Are other people
affected by it and looking for a solution?
Image credit: auckland.ac.nz
Design
● Have a plan.● What material can you use to create it?● What process will be used?
Image credit: Wikipedia
Customer Discovery● Who are you trying to reach?● Ask your customers!
○ Are you interested in this solution?○ What features do you need?○ How much would you pay?
● Record feedback ● Make necessary changes
Prototype● Create first
physical prototype.
● Test and record feedback.
● Iterate and refine to the Minimum Viable Product (MVP).
Image credit: Stratasys
Bring to Market●Finalize your design and begin
production ●Sell through a website, Kickstarter, or
distrubutor.●Continue to record feedback.●Start all over!
Where do I start?●Lansing Maker's Network and
Lansing Inventor’s Network●East Lansing Public Library Makerspa
ce●LEAP and 3D Lansing●The Runway●Michigan State and LCC
