DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing)

DJF41032 Manufacturing Workshop Prac ce 3
LAB REPORT NO:

Title : 3D PRINTING

Workshop Date :

Report Submission Date :

Prepared for : SIR AZAM BIN DAUD

Student ID. No. Name Class

24DTP20F1036 NUR SYAZRINA BINTI ABD RAZAK DTP5B

24DTP20F1038 MUHAMMAD AMAR BIN MOHD RIZDUAN DTP5B
24DTP20F1042 AHMAD SHAHRIN BIN RUSDI DTP5B

Marks:

Criteria Marks Scores

Format 5
Objec ves & Equipment 5
Theory 10
Procedure 15
Result 20
Discussion 25
Conclusion 15
References 5
Total 100

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 TITTLE : ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

1.0 LESSON LEARNING OUTCOME
At the end of this lab student should be able to :
1. Able to create 3D object
2. Follow standard operating procedure for additive manufacturing
3. Perform additive manufacturing process
4. Accomplish a prototype of a design using rapid prototype machine
5. Follow all safety procedure

2.0 EQUIPMENT
• 3D jet printer
• Tools
• Materials required of the 3D printer
• Cutter

3.0 INTRODUCTION/THEORY
Rapid prototyping (RP) is most common name given to a host of related technologies that
are used to fabricate physical objects directly from Computer Aided Design (CAD) data
sources. These methods are unique in that they add and bond materials in layers to form objects.
Besides that, RP systems reduce the construction of complex objects to a manageable,
straightforward and relatively fast process. Rapid Prototyping (P) techniques can also be used
to make tooling (referred to as rapid tooling) and even production-quality parts (rapid
manufacturing). For small production runs and complicated objects, RP is often the best
manufacturing process available.
Rapid prototyping is the speedy creation of a full-scale model. The word prototype comes from
the Latin words proto (original) and typus (model). It is a group of techniques used to quickly
fabricate a scale model of a physical part using three-dimensional computer aided design
(CAD) data. Some technigues are write below:
1. 3D printing (3DP)
2. Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
3. Stereolithography process (SLA)
4. Selective laser sintering (SLS)
5. Laminated Object Manufacturing (LOM)

 3D printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three dimensioal solid objects from a
digital file. The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes. In an additive
process an object is created by laying down successive layers of material until the abject is created.
Each of these layers can be scan as a thinly sliced horizontal cross - section of the eventual object .
3D printing is the opposite of subtractive manufacturing which is cutting cut / hollowing
out a piece of metal or plastic with for instance a milling machine.
30 printing enables to produce complex (functional) shapes using less material than traditional
manufacturing method.

4.0 PROCEDURE
A. Used Inventor, Ca-Ha, Solidworks, or any available software

B. Converted 3D cad file to rapid prototyping file used conversion file method of SPL.
C. Use FDM method , convert rpl to file used freeware slicing software (CURA 3.0)

D. Sent the file to 3D printer

E. Printed the prototype model by using FDM 3.0 Printer

 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Name of product : Phone Holder
Number of Part : Isometric View

 5.0 RESULT

 6 5 4 3 2 1

D D

FRONT ( 5 : 1 )

C C

SIDE ( 5 : 1 )
TOP ( 5 : 1 )

B B

Date Date
A Designed by Checked by Approved by
A
user 11/28/2022

Edition Sheet
1/1
6 5 4 3 2 1
6.0 DISCUSSION

1. What is the purposed of 3D printing?

3D printing allow to print more complex design that quickly to be produce rather than traditional
manufacturing processes. Items that made with 3D Printers is shoes, furniture, toys and more.

2. What is the main disadvantages of 3D printing?

Reduction in manufacturing job

-Since printers handle the majority of the manufacturing automation, a further drawback of 3D
technology is the possible loss in human labour. However, the technology could jeopardise these
manufacturing employment by eliminating the necessity for production abroad. Many third world
countries depend on low skill occupations to maintain their economies.

Large Volumes

-Unlike more traditional methods like injection moulding, where producing high volumes may be
more cost-effective, 3D printing has a static cost. While 3D printing may have a lower initial
investment than other manufacturing processes, once it is scaled up to mass-produce big numbers,
the cost per unit does not decline as it would with injection moulding.

Limited Materials

-Although 3D printing may produce objects from a variety of polymers and metals, the range of raw
materials is not completely diverse. This is because not all metals or polymers can be heated to a
temperature that enables 3D printing. Additionally, very few of these printed materials are food-
safe, and many of them cannot be recycled.

3. What is the consideration in choosing additive manufacturing

Despite being a fantastic contemporary invention, additive manufacturing cannot overcome gravity.
In regions where a component has an undercut or outward sloping wall of at least 45 degrees and is
normal/perpendicular to the part's construction orientation, supports must be included in design.

Soluble support

-For the majority of designs, procedures, and materials, soluble supports are excellent. They are
durable and may be removed when the portion is done by using a media blaster.

 Breakway support

-Breakaway supports are the best option for higher-strength materials like FDM and ULTEM
thermoplastics. In most cases, breakaway supports should be removed by hand. However,
depending on the geometry, this can prove to be difficult. If you can’t remove the breakaway
supports by hand, you’ll need to machine them off manually by using a cutting process like CNC or
wire EDM.

Powder and machine support

-The best support is no support at all. You can achieve this by using either an SLS or MJF printing
process. Since both the additive manufacturing technologies print parts within an enclosed bed of
powdered material, the uncured powder acts as a support for the part while it’s being built. Once a
build is complete, the part is removed from the platform by clearing away the excess powder. Then,
the part is media blasted to remove any traces of powder that may be on the part’s surface.

4. What is the difficulties during printing product?

-The difficulties when we perform this product is, the software that we had on the laptop is outdated
cause not all the function we can used. Also the limitation sizing of the product printing causing
give us limit to create a product that sustain and friendly user. Others than that, we only have 1 3D
printing machine. We need to share and take turn to use the machine. This cause us to need more
time to produce and perform our product since one simple design can take up to 30 minutes of
production time.

5. What is the improvement to product in order to produce high quality product?

Size

-Biggest sizing can make the product more stable and can be use by various size of phone. This also
avoid from accidentally knockout the phone holder. Also will save the user cost cause they didnt
have to buy few phone holder with different sizing

Adjustable

-We can make a adjustable phone holder based on the height. This will help the user to be more
friendly to the product since their have many features to use our product which made their life/work
easier. Example is if the user is student this product might help them to record video presentation
without asking for others help.



7.0 CONCLUSION

To sum up, the additive manufacturing workshop 3D printing help us to gain more knowledge about
3D printing which we never been explore at the school nor at our house. This help us to know one
of the latest technology that develops biggest impact in manufacturing & robotics industry. From
this workshop we have achieve the Course Learning outcome by learn how to programming and
create a product using software & 3D machine.