1. Focus on Manufacturing Using 3D Printing
Day 1: When to Use 3D Printing for Direct Manufacturing

2. Webinar Content Intent Focus When Why How Considerations
Industrial-grade 3D printers

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
With few options
Standards
Very few
Adoption
Tiny percentage
By part count

5. Who’s Using & Why Aerospace Medical Low volume High value
Strength : weight
Performance
Medical
Low volume
High value
Performance
Customization

6. Who’s Using & Why Aerospace Medical Structural Integrity Engineering
Hearing aids
Source: Stratasys Direct Manufacturing
Source: EnvisionTEC

7. Who’s Using & Why Loewen Southwest Energy Window manufacturer
Mining company
Source: Loewen
Source: Southwest Energy

8. Breakeven Analysis

9. When to Use <name> for Manufacturing
Overt
Quality
Time
Cost
Covert
Labor
Capacity
Difficulty
Repeatability
… and more

10. Where to Use 3DP for Manufacturing
Models
Prototypes
Patterns
Tooling
Mfg Aids
Production
Repair
End of Life
Product
Development
Process
Development
Production

11. Where to Use 3DP for Manufacturing
Models
Prototypes
Patterns
Tooling
Mfg Aids
Production
Repair
End of Life
Demands
Product
Development
Process
Development
Production
Possibility

12. Square Peg : Round Hole
Traditional
3D printing

13. Square Peg : Round Hole

14. 4 Pillars - Opportunities
Volume
Complexity
Efficiency
Flexibility

15. Bridge the Chasm
Source: James McCauley

16. Complexity All “for free” Part consolidation Negative features
Expensive near-neighbors
Negative features
Time, cost reduction
Topology optimization
Performance increase
“Inaccessible features”
New design possibilities
Variable wall thickness
Gradient materials
New performance possibilities
All “for free”
Source: GE

17. Complexity All “for free” Part consolidation True: 3D print
Expensive near-neighbors
Negative features
Time, cost reduction
Topology optimization
Performance increase
“Inaccessible features”
New design possibilities
Variable wall thickness
Gradient materials
New performance possibilities
All “for free”
True: 3D print
False: Post processing
Source: GE

18. Hurdles Diversity of technology Available materials Lack of standards
Change  risk
Source: Patrik Nygren

19. Necessity & Luck
“Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.”
― Seneca
“Necessity is the mother of invention.”
― Plato
Source: James McCauley

20. Moving Forward Think differently Collaborate Be aware
Trial (and error)
Unique advantage focus
Time and cost secondary
Get financial support
And new justification models

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