Name: ________________________________________ Date: ___________
- description of prototyping (speed, quality, ease to move from CAD to design, options available, etc.)
- materials that can be used
- positives/ negatives of technology
- example of product that can be created using this method
Fused Deposition / Material Extrusion
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Desc: Most common form type of 3d printer, it's fast and Example product:
mostly used to print out quick concept for designers to
Medical Devices
agree upon before moving onto more functional
prototypes.
Pro: It’s fast and they can be quite affordable
Cons: Not optimal for part quality and performance, other
methods are much better for performance, watertightness,
and smoothness
Steriolithography / VAT Photopolymerisation
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Notes:
Stereolithography is an additive manufacturing process Example products:
where a light source cures liquid resin into hardened
Consumer electronic parts, automotive
plastic.
components, custom medical devices,
Advantages: Offers fastest speed, highest high-detail prototypes.
accuracy/resolution, smoothest surface finishes, and
sharpest details of all 3d printing technologies. It also has a
very large range of materials available.
Cons:
Higher cost and limited material strength
Name: ________________________________________ Date: ___________
Selective Laser Sintering
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It’s an additive manufacturing process that uses high- Example products:
powered lasers in order to sinter small particles of Prosthetics, surgical tools, fuel nozzles
polymer powder into a solid 3D model.
Pros: Low costs, very efficient/quick
Cons: Limited materials, powders can be a health hazard,
can have significant material waste
Binder Jetting
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Additive manufacturing process in which industrial Example Products:
printhead deposits a binding agent liquid onto a thin layer
Architectural models, sand molds, complex
of powder particles (including sand, ceramic, metal, and
metal parts, ceramic components, jewelry,
more) to build a final part. It’s repeated layer-by-layer
figurines
until an object is complete.
Pros: efficient in speed, can make large builds, low cost,
versatile range of meterials
Cons: Brittle parts, extensive post-processing
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Powder Bed Fusion
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Additive manufacturing process that begins with a 3d Examples:
CAD model sliced into many layers. A heat source scan
Aerospace engine parts, hip/knee joints,
path gets calculated to sinter each layer. Many different
eyewear, athletic gear, automotive
types of PFB, like Selective Laser Sintering, Selective Laser
components
Melting, Direct Metal Laser Sintering, Electron Beam
Melting, etc.
The different variants are designated by the heat source
used and material joined.
Pros:
Can create intricate geometries, no need for expensive
molds/dies, reduces waste, highly accurate/precise
Cons:
High cost, slow speed, porous parts, thermal issues,
surface finish
Directed Energy Deposition
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It takes a feedstock material in the form of metal powder Example Products:
or wire, and pushes it through a feed nozzle where it is Structural parts for commercial aircraft,
melted by a heat source. Then it successively adds the titanium components, turbine blades,
melted material on the build platform. It usually takes modified parts
place in a vacuum sealed chamber with a noble gas in
order to prevent unwanted oxidation.
Pros:
Ideal for repairing parts, can make larger 3D printed parts,
high printing speed, less material waste, high quality parts,
hybrid manufacturing capabilities
Cons:
Low resolution which requires secondary machining to
finish, no support structure, very expensive systems.