3D PRINTING

What Is 3d Printing ?

• 3D Printing or additive manufacturing is a process of making three

dimensional solid objects from a digital file.
• The creation of a 3D printed object is achieved using additive processes.
• Additive process, where successive layers of material are laid down in
different shapes.
• Objects can be of almost any shape or geometry and are produced from a 3D
model or other electronic data source.
 How Does It Work ?

The printer forms the item

A person creates a 3D
by depositing the material
image of an item using a The CAD information is
in layer-starting from the
Computer aided design sent to the printer.
bottom layer- on to a
(CAD) software program.
platform .
HISTORY
1984 - 86

Charles Hull invents 3D Printing and coins

the term “Stereo Lithography”
1992

First 3D printer built by 3D system

1999

First application of 3D printing in the

medical field – creating the human bladder
 2000

Miniature human kidney created through

3D printing
2006

The selective laser sintering machine –

printing multiple material & fields
2009

First usable prosthetic leg – this opens the

door for customized product using 3D
printing

2011

3D printers start offering 14k gold as

printable meterial