1. Focus on Manufacturing Using 3D Printing
Day 2: 3D Printing Materials for Direct Manufacturing

2. Webinar Content Intent Focus What’s available What’s possible
Considerations
Focus
Industrial-grade 3D printers
Source: Stratasys Direct Manufacturing

3. Fundamentals 3D printing = additive manufacturing Elements
Both used for:
Product development
Production
Elements
3D-data driven
Automated
Add material
No tooling

4. State of the Industry Technology advances Material advances Standards
Diverse landscape
Material advances
Diverse range
Standards
Very few
Adoption
Tiny percentage

5. 3D Printing Materials Plastic Metal Ceramic Sand Wax Paper
Electrical “ink”
Biologicals
Glass
Gypsum
Foodstuffs

6. 3D Printing Materials Supplied as: Liquid Powder Filament Wire Sheet
Supplied in:
Cartridges
Canisters
Drums
Spools

7. 3D Printing Materials Advances Pace More thermoplastics
Additional polymers
Composites
Blend on the fly
Pace
Slow and steady
But will accelerate
Source: Stratasys
Source: Somos

8. 3D Printing Materials Advances Pace Caution: More thermoplastics
Additional polymers
Composites
Blend on the fly
Pace
Slow and steady
But will accelerate
Caution:
Research reported as commercially viable
Source: Kurt Barnett

9. Breadth of Options Broad but shallow No equivalencies Why?
Round hole : square peg
Why?
Following the demand
Path of least resistance
Expensive to develop

10. Breadth of Options Thermoplastics Metals ABS ASA Nylon PC/PC-ABS PPSF
ULTEM® PS
TPU
TPE
Metals
Titanium
Superalloys
Stainless steel
Steel
Aluminum
Precious metals

11. Manufacturing Success
Select key material properties
Not material (by name)
Design for the material
Arduous path
But necessary

12. Manufacturing Challenges
Materials
Paired with technology (by vendor)
Properties
Adjustable, sometimes variable
Anisotropic
Qualities
Material dependent

13. Manufacturing Challenges
No standards
Test/measurement
Little performance data
Simple spec sheets

14. Manufacturing Opportunities
Unobtanium
Catalyst for adoption
Multi-material parts
No assembly required
Gradient materials
Localize performance

15. Guidance Define properties Design for: Keep eyes open
Select technology
Select material
Gather data
Design for:
Material
Technology
Orientation
Keep eyes open

16. Questions
Todd Grimm T. A. Grimm & Associates (859)