Selective laser sintering

FYW: Future of Writing The Impact of 3D Printers on the Field of Industrial Design With the growth of computers comes an increase in viable manufacturing techniques. Programs such as Autocad, Solidworks, and Sketchup, allow the creation of complex models and aid in producing files which 3D printers operate with. Within the past several years the pricing models of computer aided design, or CAD, software as a whole has changed in a way which lets students to operate these programs non-commercially

II. Manufacturing: 3D printing has many advantages over traditional construction methods. With the help of 3D printing, an idea can transform a designer’s computer to actual finished product or component, potentially skipping many of traditional manufacturing steps, which includes procurement of parts, creation of moulds, creation of parts using different moulds, welding metal parts together, machining to carve parts from blocks of material and final assembly. It also reduces the amount of material

device can be used for digital light processing, which uses arc lamps to harden a liquid plastic resin. Digital light processing is a low cost method and reduces waste. Selective laser melting uses a high-power laser beam to fuse and melt metallic powders. The laser fully melts the powder into a solid 3D object. Selective laser melting uses software to cut the object into 2D layers for printing. This 3D printing method is used in the aerospace manufacturing and medical orthopedics industries. Electronic

IT and Technology Part one Future IT Infrastructure The future IT infrastructure that Mark needs is the original Prusa is MK2 3D printer that has a build volume of 250 X 210 X 200 thus having the ability to produce high quality printed items and products. The hardware is relatively cheap with the market rate price being approximately $600. The additional components of the 3D system that Mark needs to offer to the business include shape generators, convertors, 3D operating system, special computers

The second design exercise involved me exploring more into the possibilities of using the laser cutting technology for 3D scanning with different drawing software. In this exercise, I made a small replica of my hand doing a classical Indian dance gesture, ‘Hamsasya’. This was done by scanning my hand using a ‘structure sensor’ device in which was attached to an ipad and examined around my hand. The drawing software used to designate slices into the scanned hand was 'Meshmixer' and 'Autodesk 123D

The innovation represented by my artifact is additive manufacturing, more commonly known as 3D printing. 3D printing is the process of turning digital designs into 3D objects in real life. This is done by slicing the digital design into layers and recreating those layers with molten filaments. Filaments come in different variety and size. Some including ABS plastic, metal alloys, skin tissues. 3D printing was created in 1983 by Chuck Hull. Hull patented his technology as stereolithography. The technology

Within the past decade, innovation in the field of 3D laser-based printing is revolutionizing the efficiency the world operates at. Primary process such as selective laser sintering (SLS) and selective laser melting (SLM) will be proven to illustrate the impact they are having on world industry. Applications of 3D Laser-based printing allows the completion of complex geometries to assist in aerospace, biomedical and much more. Laser-based printing dates back to the late 1980’s with the first commercially

Electrospinning Electrospinning uses an electric field to control the formation and deposition of polymeric fibers onto the targeted surface or substrate [181-183]. In this method, a polymeric solution is injected with a specific voltage that generates a potential difference between the polymeric solution and the targeted substrate. This lead to the ejection of the polymeric fluid from a tip of the capillary or a spinneret when the electrical charges overcome the surface tension of the fluid. As

17-4PH stainless steel processed by selective laser melting P. Ponnusamya,b, Basant Sharmaa , S.H. Masooda*, R.A. Rahman Rashida,b , R. Rashida,b, S. Palanisamya,b, D. Ruana a Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia 3122 b Defence Materials Technology Centre, Victoria, Australia 3122 Abstract This paper presents a comparison of mechanical properties of 17-4PH stainless steel parts built by selective laser melting (SLM) additive manufacturing

New Medical Research shows that 3-D printing can be used to reproduce human cells by bio-printing blood vessels and human tissue. Medical Research has shown that 3-D printing of the tissue can be a new invasive treatment for individuals that need rapid acting, life-saving treatment and the most cost effective option. There are a variety of different types of 3-D printers. However, with each 3-D printer they each produce their own unique and distinct objects. The usage of each 3-D printer differs