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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
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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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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
Eden-professional
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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…
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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
