1. 3-D Printing
By:
Ahmed Kotb
Senior Mechanical Engineering Student
Higher Tech. Institute
June. the 27th .2014

2. Objectives
 Increasing our knowledge about 3-D printing.
 Getting to know the types of 3-D printing.
 Knowing why and how 3-D printing is done.
 Getting to know the impact of using 3-D printing on the
future.

3. Outline
 Introduction
 History
 Additive Processes
 General principles
 3-D printers types
 3-D printing materials
 3-D printing applications
 Commercial and personal 3-D printers

4. Outline
 The Impact of 3-D printing on engineering and production
 Challenges facing 3-D printing
 Conclusion

5. Introduction
 What is 3-D printing?
 How it done
 Can anyone use 3-D printers?

6. History
 First 3-D printer prototype
 Development timeline

7. History
 3D-Printers appearance in movies

8. Additive Processes
 What is additive manufacturing
 How it works
 Why is it used

9. General principles
 Modelling
 Printing
 Finishing

10. 3-D printers types
 Selective laser sintering (SLS)
 Fused deposition modeling (FDM)
 Stereolithography (SLA)
 PolyJet photopolymer
 Syringe Extrusion
 Other Methods

11. 3-D printers types
 Selective laser sintering (SLS)

12. 3-D printers types
 Fused deposition modeling (FDM)

13. 3-D printers types
 Stereolithography (SLA)

14. 3-D printing materials
 Plastic
 NYLON: (Polyamide)
 RESIN
 STAINLESS STEEL
 GOLD & SILVER
 TITANIUM
 CERAMIC
 GYPSUM

15. 3-D printing materials

16. 3-D printing applications
 Aerospace and defense
 Surgical implants
 Prosthetics
 Jewelry
 Toys
 Construction
 Other applications

17. 3-D printing applications

18. 3-D printing applications

19. Commercial and personal 3-D printers
 Commercial printers
 Personal Printers
 Prices comparison

20. Challenges facing 3-D printing
 Relatively expensive price
 Time consuming process
 Nearly anything can be made by 3D-printers
 Still new technology

21. The Impact of 3-D printing on engineering
and production
 Saves time
 Extremely accurate
 No restrictions on industry
 Significant decrease in product development cycle and costs
 Can be used to print almost anything
 Very dependable technology

22. Conclusion
 3-D printing is the future
 Huge impact on industry and life in general
 If you can draw it, you can print it
 A new technology facing challenges
 Time consuming process

23. Thank You