A PRESENTATION ON

3D PRINTER
BY:- PRINCE KUMAR GIRI (40115608218)
ASHISH KUMAR (35115608218)
NAVEEN KUMAR (42115611117)
ANKUR TOMAR (00115608218)
RAVI THAKUR (00315608218)
 CONTENTS

 HISTORY
 WHAT IS 3D PRINTING
 WORKING
 3D PRINTING PROCESSES
 ADVANTAGES
 LIMITATIONS
 APPLICATIONS
 CONCLUSION
 HISTORY
1984
Charles Hull developed the first 3D
printer and named the technique as
Stereo lithography.

Later 1990’s
Other companies developed 3D printer’s.

2005
Z Corp. launched first high definition
color 3D Printer.
 What is 3D Printing?

 3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing

technology where a three dimensional solid
objects is created in layer by layer form of
material.

 It is also known as Rapid Prototyping (RP).

 Objects can be of almost any shape or

geometry, and are produced from a
3D model or other electronic data
source.
 WORKING
You only need a Printer, Raw material and software to tell the 3D
Printer what to print.

 STEP 1 :- Produce a 3D model using computer-aided design

(CAD) software. Ex- Solid Works, Pro/Engineer, CATIA
and many more
 STEP 2 :- Convert the CAD drawing to the .STL format.
(many other formats are .WRL and .VRML)
 STEP 3 :- Now convert the .STL model in to thin no. of slice
through slicer software (Cura, KISSlicer). This slicer
convert .STL file in to G-code file which is
understandable by 3D Printer.
 STEP 4 :- This G-code file upload to 3D Printer.
 STEP 5 :- According to G-code instructions 3D Printer start
printing layer by layer form of material which after
become diffused together form the final object or
product.
 STEP 6 :- After formation of product post processing will
perform which help to get finishing or accuracy
in shape as well as in dimensions.
 Methods &
Technologies
 Several ways to realize 3D Objects –

 Selective laser sintering (SLS)

 Fused deposition modelling (FDS)

 Stereo lithography (SLA)

Selective laser sintering (SLS)
 SLS is an additive manufacturing (AM) technique
that uses a laser as the power source to sinter
powdered material, aiming the laser automatically
at points in space defined by a 3D model, binding
the material together to create a solid structure.
 An additive manufacturing layer technology, SLS
involves the use of a high power laser (Ex- a carbon
dioxide laser) to fuse small particles of plastic,
metal, ceramic, or glass powders into a mass that
has a desired three-dimensional shape.
Fused deposition modelling (FDM)
 Fused deposition modelling (FDM) was developed by S.
Scott Crump in the late 1980’s and was commercialized
in 1990’s by Stratasys.
 FDM works on an “additive” principle by laying down
material in layers ; a plastic filament wire is unwound
from a coil and supplies material to produce a part.
 Various polymers are used :
Polycarbonate (PC),
Polylactic Acid (PLA),
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE),
Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU).
Stereo lithography
 Stereo lithography is a process for creating three-
dimensional objects using a computer-controlled laser
to build the required structure, layer by layer. It does
this by using a resin known as liquid photopolymer that
hardens when in contact with the air.

 Starting from a 3D image, a

part is build slice by slice from
bottom to top in a vessel of
liquid polymer that hardens
when struck by a laser beam.
ADVANTAGES
 3D printing allows ideas to develop faster than ever
 Zero Scrap
 Verify a design before investing in an expensive
moulding tool
 With a prototype you can test the market
 Get the feel of object.
LIMITATIONS

 3D printing material and equipment are costly

 Limited material
 Harmful emission
 3D Printer are slow
 Copyright infringements
 Size and scale limitation
APPLICATIONS

 Prototyping and manufacturing

 Art and Jewellery
 Medicine
 Construction
 Education
Prototyping And Manufacturing

3D printing was first developed as a means for faster prototyping.

With a traditional injection-molded prototype it might cost
hundreds of thousands of dollars and take weeks to produce a
single mold. That is highly impractical if you are trying to improve
on design with each new iteration. 3D printing technology greatly
reduces the lead times required in traditional manufacturing,
allowing a prototype to be fabricated in hours, not weeks, and at
a fraction of the cost. The automotive and aerospace industries
are just 2 industries involved in manufacturing taking advantage
of advances in 3D printing technologies.
Traditional manufacturing is the most cost-effective at large
volumes. In situations where a product is not going to be mass
produced, 3D printing (aka ‘additive manufacturing’ in
manufacturing circles) is ideal as it allows for the relatively
inexpensive production of a product in much smaller volumes
or on a case-by-case basis. In this same vein, advances in rapid
prototyping (RP) technology has also given rise to the
development of materials and processes, such as Selective
Laser Sintering (SLS) and Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS)
 that are suitable for the manufacture of the final version of a
product, not just its prototype. This is called Rapid
Manufacturing.
Art And Jewellery
An unexpected application of 3D printing technology has been
in the world of art and jewelry making.
3D printers allow jewelry makers to experiment with designs
not possible with traditional jewelry making methods. 3D
printing also allows the production of individual, unique pieces
of jewelry or customized pieces at a much lower cost, using 3D
printing materials such as PLA (polylactic acid filament), gold or
platinum.
3D printing technology has served to inspire artists all over the
world. With metal 3D printing especially, artists now create
beautiful intricate pieces.
Just a few examples of 3D printing technology in the arts include
Banksy, the mysterious and famous British street artist, whose
works’ have been rendered from 2D to 3D using powder binding
3D printing.
Medicine
3D printing applications in medicine are also used for
producing metal orthopedic implants. Due to 3D
printing’s capabilities for creating porous surfaces, these
types of implants more easily integrate with the
patient’s own natural bones, allowing them to grow into
the implant.
There have been successful cases of a patient receiving a
titanium pelvis implant, another getting a new titanium
lower jaw. A motorcyclist patient whose face had been
seriously injured in a road accident had it rebuilt with 3D
printed parts.
 Construction
Construction 3D printing offers various technologies that use 3D
printing as the main way of fabricating buildings or construction
components.
3D printing applications that are used in construction include extrusion,
powder bonding and additive welding. 3D printing in construction has a
wide array of applications in the private, commercial, industrial and
public sectors. Advantages of these technologies include allowing more
complexity and accuracy, faster construction, lower labor costs, greater
functional integration, and less waste.
The first fully completed residential building was constructed in
Yaroslavl, Russia in 2017. 600 elements of the walls were printed in a
shop and assembled on site, followed by completion of the roof
structure and interior decoration for a total area of 298.5 sq meters
(3213 sq ft). The project represents the first time in the world the entire
technological cycle had passed building requirements, from design,
building permit, registration, to connection of all engineering systems.
The building was not built just for presentation, today a real, normal
family lives in it.
Education
Every day, more schools are incorporating 3D printing
methods into their curriculums. The 
benefits of 3D printing for education are that it helps better
prepare students for their future by allowing students to
create prototypes without the need for expensive tooling.
Students learn about 3D printing applications by designing
and producing models they can actually hold.
3D printing bridges the gap from ideas and images on a
page or screen, allowing for the creation of those
ideas/images in the physical, 3-dimensional world.
3D printers are now commonly found in classrooms and
public libraries. Universities have 3D printers available for
students to use in classes and projects. Companies such
as MakerBot offer certification courses in 3D printing
applications for both educators and students.
Conclusion
3D Printing technology could revolutionize and re-
shape the world. Advances in 3D printing technology
can significantly change and improve the way we
manufacture products and produce goods worldwide.

If the last industrial revolution bought us mass

production and the advent of economies of scale – the
digital 3D printing revolution could bring mass
manufacturing back a full circle – to an era of mass
personalization, and a return to individual
craftsmanship.