Ted Worthington

 Why I chose this topic  What 3D printing is  Cost  Printing process  Future  Conclusion  References

 a process for making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model, typically by laying down many successive thin layers of a material  This process is call additive manufacturing which is creating an object by creating layer after layer

 Price of a 3D printer can range from $400 to close to $60,000  Cost of basic printing material for printing is $50 for a single cartridge

 Select or create a design ◦ Using CAD to create your design ◦ Many open source designs available  Send the design to the printer as.STL file  The printing material gets ready ◦ Materials available include rubber, plastics, paper, polyurethane-like materials, metals, and more

 The material is dispensed in 100 micron ( or micrometer) layers until the object is completed ◦ This process can take hours to days depending on the size of the object ◦ 100 microns is equivalent to 0.1 millimeters

 Multi-material printing  Medical field  Food

 Why I chose 3D printers  What 3D printing is  Cost  How it works  Future

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