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Introduction To 3D Printing
Introduction To 3D Printing
Introduction to 3D printing
printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
Introduction to 3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
Objectives
• Understand the process of 3D printing
• Introduce the concept of ‘disruptive technology’
• Understand the advantages and disadvantages
of 3D printing
• Be aware of a range of 3D printing methods and
the materials uses
Introduction to 3D
Introduction toprinting
3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
Starter activity
• How were the pyramids built?
• What does this have to do
with 3D printing?
Introduction to 3D
Introduction toprinting
3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
What is 3D printing?
• 3D printers can create physical
forms from a 3D digital model
• 3D printing is an ‘additive’ method
of manufacture
• What is meant by the term ‘additive’?
• What is meant by the term ‘subtractive’?
• Which traditional methods of
manufacturing are known as
subtractive manufacturing?
Introduction to 3D
Introduction toprinting
3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
Disruptive technologies
• 3D printing is often described as a
‘Disruptive Technology’
• A disruptive technology is one that displaces
an established existing technology
• It might be a ground-breaking product
that creates a completely new industry
or just a new way of doing something
• In groups discuss why the iPhone,
launched in 2007, was seen as a
disruptive technology
• How has the smartphone changed
the way we live our lives?
Introduction to 3D
Introduction toprinting
3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
Worksheet 1
• Complete Task 1 of your Worksheet to identify
‘disruptive technologies’
Introduction to 3D
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3D printing and prototyping
Worksheet 1
• Complete Task 2 of your Worksheet
Introduction to 3D
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3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing in industry
• 3D printing is still in its infancy
• Industries experimenting with
and using 3D printing include:
• Aerospace
• Architecture
• Automotive
• Medical and dental
• Film, food, fashion and many more
Advantages of 3D printing
• The advantages of 3D printing include:
• Quick manufacture of objects or parts
• Single step manufacture process
• Freedom to create complex designs
• Easy customisation and personalisation
Introduction to 3D
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3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
Disadvantages of 3D printing
• Disadvantages include:
• Build size is often restricted to smaller items
• Relatively high cost
• Resolution can be poor
on some machines
• Post-processing
can be required
• Complex jobs can
take a long time to build
Introduction to 3D
Introduction toprinting
3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing in education
• What effects might having a 3D printer have on
your learning?
• Complete Task 4 of your Worksheet to identify where
and how 3D printing could be used to enhance lessons
in other subjects
Introduction to 3D
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DT in 3D
• 3D printers are commonly used in Design and
Technology lessons within schools
• Discuss why and where you could use this technology in the
projects you have completed so far?
• What could you 3D print to help you in Food Technology?
Introduction to 3D
Introduction toprinting
3D printing
3D printing and prototyping
3D printing and prototyping