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3D‐Printing : A Manufacturing Revolution3D Printing :   A Manufacturing Revolution

Opening doors to endless possibilities

Agenda 

• 3D Printing Overviewg

• Where does 3D Printing fit in the “World of Design” today 

• Objet’s offerings – Our Added Values 

Company Confidential

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• Traditional techniques use Subtractive Manufacturing

What is 3D Printing?

• Carving out a model from a given volume

• 3D Printing is a form of Additive Manufacturing 

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• Generating a part by building it layer by layer

How Does It Work?

Step 1  Step 2 Step 3

3D CAD FileSave as “STL”

3D Printing Process 3D Prototype

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STL (Standard Triangulation Language) • The standard data format for Rapid Prototyping industry• Approximates the surfaces of a solid model with triangles

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3D Printing / Process

• 3D CAD file

• 3D CAD SW

• Made by

STL File

• 3D CAD SW

• “Save As” STL

Slicing of STL

• Objet Studio

SW

Printing

• Objet printer

• Layer upon layer

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ydesigner • Sliced to layers

Where Does 3D‐Printing Fit In?

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• The world of design is ever improving and changes extremely fast

• We are producing more designs today than ever before

The World of Design

• Why?

• Because technology permits us to  

• Become consumers want to be different 

• And because communication is now at the tip of our fingers

Just look at the different iPod designs over the years

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• The below graph explains what is currently going on in today’s marketplace

The World of Design 

• Mass customization allows customers to meet particular needs at a premium price 

Today’s trend

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• See below…it’s all about customization and personalization 

• Personal Fabrication Unparalleled engagement  higher revenues!

The World of Design 

• A customization premium exists and the more freedom you offer the larger it is 

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• And its everywhere…even in the automotive! Below example

• Design your SMART…

The World of Design 

• SMART launches user design contest with 10,000+ designs submitted in first 10 days

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Design today is all about:

The World of Design / Challenges

• Being First in the Market with your Product

• Being Fast at getting there

• Being Confident there is a Market Need  

• And being Cheap in the process

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of getting to the above   

The World of Design / 3D Printing Solutions

3D Printing is all about helping designs reach:

• Better understandings Reducing Cost of Error• Better understandings ‐ Reducing Cost of Error

Models help locate errors and fix them in early stages

• At a faster pace ‐ Compression of Time

Models can be created within hours

• While being creative ‐ Creativity

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If you are not sure…print it! Its just that easy

• And keeping it confidential ‐ Confidentiality

In‐house printing, no need to outsource 

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Between your CAD Design and your Manufacturing 

Where 3D Printing Fits In?

Product Design

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Which industry are adopting 3D‐Printing?

• Footwear

• Sporting goods

• Toys

• Dental

• Architecture

• Education

• Animation &

• Entertainment

• Consumer goods 

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• Consumer electronics

• Aerospace & defense

• Automotive

• Industrial machinery

• Medical & medical equipment

• Hearing aids

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And Objet In All This?

A Leading Provider of High Quality 

3D Printing Solutions

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Quick Facts about Objet

• Privately Held

• 110 patents and patent pending

• Established in 1998 • Over 400 employees WW

• Proven customer satisfaction• 110 patents and patent pending

• Global network of ~100 distribution partners

• Proven customer satisfaction

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Offices in US, Europe, Mexico, Japan, China, Hong Kong and India

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Price

Connex- world only multi-material Objet 3D Printers

Affordable Desktop

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Performance & Material variety

What Does Objet Technology Offer?

Superior Print Quality Exceptional Material Versatility

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Superior Print Quality

• Ultra‐fine 16‐micron layers

• High accuracy ‐ 0.1mm

• Thin walls ‐ down to 0.6mm

• Smooth surfaces

Exceptional Material Versatility

• Over 60 materials

• Flexible  to Rigid

• Transparent to Opaque

• Standard  to Engineering Plastics

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Objet’s Inkjet Technology

Printing Block

Model

Tray

Jetted material

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UV Light

UV Light

Inkjet heads

Print Heads

…Allowing Simultaneous Multi‐Material Jetting

UV Light

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Build TrayMaterial A

Material BDigital MaterialDigital MaterialMaterial AMaterial A

Digital Material

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Digital Materials

•Made up of two materials

•To combine two different materials so that theTo combine two different materials so that the result is a new material with characteristics better and different than those of the basic materials

Composite Material

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Steel rods in concrete 

• Up to 14 materials in one build!

• Over 60 material variations in total  

Connex Multi‐Material Technology

• No one else can do that…

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Objet’s Value Proposition 

Leveraging printing industry market

• Scalable technology ‐ “Moore’s Law” 

Connex technology

Office friendly technology 

• Office environment• Ease‐of‐use

• High resolution• Reliability• Proven Technology• Variety of Materials

• Hard & Soft parts• Multiple mechanical 

properties• Mixed tray

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• Sealed cartridges• Ease of post processing

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Widest range of solutions & ApplicationsHigh quality printing with a wide variety of materials 

What are the Applications?What are the Applications?

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Wide range of Applications

• Testing • Form, Fit and Function

k• Marketing• Focus Groups, Exhibition, Sales tools

• Finishing• Gluing, Painting, Polishing, Metal coating, Chrome plating

• Molding• Silicon molding, Injection molding,Vacuum forming, rapid tooling

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Fit test

Functional test

Testing – High accuracy, Material variety

Form test

Fit test

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Designing Validation Prototyping Testing Manufacturing

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Marketing Applications – Printing Reality

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Finishing – Printing Reality 

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Molding – Smooth surface, High Temp material

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Connex Applications – Digital Materials

• Dynamic Friction

• Gaskets Plugs & Seals

• Shock Absorption

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• Over Molding

• ABS‐like Functional Testing

• Soft Touch Parts Shock Absorption

• Impact Resistance

• Soft Touch Parts

• Labeling & Texturing

• Living Hinges

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Endless Possibilities…

Company Confidential

Success Story ‐ Rubbermaid

Using DMs to determine seals material

• The STL of the lid was split into 4 x quarters• The STL of the lid was split into 4 x quarters 

• Each section had a different DM in order to choose the BEST Shore 

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Lid printed by Objet

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And the Oscar Goes to…

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Our customers are every one that design products using 3D Software:

Over 3,000 Customers…

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Thank you!Thank you!The Power to Create

Opening doors to endless possibilities