1. 3 D P RINTING I NFORMATION S ESSION Rob Caluori WLS IT Dept.

2. W HAT IS 3D P RINTING ? Additive Manufacturing Inkjet meets glue gun meets CAD Uses melted plastic to produce layers of material Produces physical object from a 3D model Makerbot.com

3. F ROM THEN TO NOW - B RIEF H ISTORY In 1984… Chuck Hull 3D Systems 1 st 3D Printer Makers of Cubify 1 st Consumer-grade printer 2009 – Now 2009 Makerbot Cupcake 2011 Makerbot Thing-O-Matic 2012 3DS Cubify Makerbot Replicator 2013 Replicator 2X 2014 Replicator – 5G

4. S O WHAT IS THAT STUFF ?? ABS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene Synthetic polymer Gives off order while printing Amorphous – no true melting point Easy to work with Prints well at 220ºC PLA Polylactic Acid Made from plant starch Renewable Biodegradable No fumes Can be difficult to work with Melting point about 175ºC

5. W HO USES THIS NOW ? DIY Applications Rapid Prototyping Distributed Engineering / Manufacturing Military / NASA Engineering, Architectural Design Medical Education Arts http://en.wikipedia.org/wik i/File:FDM_by_Zureks.png

6. R EAL W ORLD A PPPLICATION The Robohand Project Open Source Designed by Ivan Owen and Richard Van As Alternative prosthetic Affordable Customizable Meet Liam

7. V IDEOS TO S EE Makerbot Robohand Video http://youtu.be/WT3772yhr0o CBS News Story on Robohand http://youtu.be/FGSo_I86_lQ

8. M AKER S PACES For kids Exploration of creativity Education in Engineering 3D modeling Archtecture History Smithsonian Blog.ponoko.com

9. M AKER S PACES For Adults Brings inventors into the library DIY Applications Outreach applications Business Econ. disadvantaged Creative outlet http://www.instructables.com

10. C OSTS Printer Ready to go - $2500 and up Self Assembled $400 - $750 Software maximizes best use of material Material ABS - $50/kg PLA - $65/kg Specialties Available Glow in the dark Flexible Dissolvable Software tells you weight of item BEFORE printing

11. Q UESTIONS & A NSWERS