10 Emerging Business Ideas with 3-D Printing and Additive Manufacturing

Aaron Thornton

My Background

Freeze-form Extrusion Fabrication

Teneca AM

Fortus 400 by Stratasys

Zprinter 650 by Z-corp

EOSINT M 280

Bone Scaffolds…

…printed from ceramic additive manufacturing machines

Tissue and Organ Repair

• In the future tissue and organs will be printed

• Currently cells can be printed in complex arrangements

Dental Crowns…

…are now being printed by ceramic additive manufacturing machines.

Surgical Instruments, etc.

Many medical instruments and other equipment which are complex merit being printed rather than machined.

Aerospace Vehicles

Hypersonic vehicles leading edges

Missile nose cones and interference shields

Spacecraft propulsion engine nozzle throat

Jigs/Fixtures

Fixture Used by BMW on the Assembly LineFrom www.stratasys.com “When machined fixtures

were quoted at $12,000 and seven days, Thermal Dynamics opted to make them with FDM to save $10,000 and several days.” From www.stratasys.com

www.stratasys.com

www.stratasys.com

Molds

mkmra2.blogspot.com

Vacuum Forming Mold

Mold Negativeswww.verylgoodnight.com

Mold Positiveswww.thingiverse.com

Automotive and Racing

Many race teams are using 3-D printed parts on their race cars

After market parts www.stratasys.com

The Audi RSQ was made with rapid prototyping industrial KUKA robotswww.wikipedia.org

3-D printed Formula Carwww.3ders.org

Toys and Games

Table-top Game Figurine

www.wizards.com

www.indiegames.com

Doll-house Pieces

Toy Dart Gunswww.thingiverse.com

Department of Defense

EOSINT M 280 Courtesy of www.extremetech.com

3-D printed Satellites

Printing of Circuit Boards

In the Future - Expected to Print Full Circuit Boards with Copper Circuitry

Printed Circuit from www.solidsmack.com

Printed Circuit from www.newscientist.com

Circuit Boards Printed with Solder

Printed Circuit from www.cartridgesave.co.uk

Jewelry

Wax Jewelry Molds for Casting

3-D printed wax ring from www.replicatorinc.com

Plastic Jewelry and Fashion Accessories

3-D printed shoes from www.makepartsfast.com

3-D printed plastic jewelry from www.3ders.org

3-D printed shoes from www.33rdsquare.com

3-D printed plastic jewelry from www.freedomofcreation.com

3-D printed plastic jewelry from www.ecouterre.com

3-D Printed Food

3-D printed Ramen from www.fastcompany.com 3-D printed cookies

from www.inhabitat.com

3-D printed fruit cake from www.3ders.org

3-D printed chocolates from www.itthing.com

Teleportation of People or Goods

• How would society change?• How would transportation

change?

Indirect Teleportation

Indirect Teleportation

Thank You