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3-D Printing. Brady Roelofs. Background. Original Purpose: Prototypes Charles Hull Founder of 3D Systems 1986. Technology. Different Steps Design on Computer Process Layers Finishes. Products. Other Products. Instruments Cameras Cups Clocks Clothes. Advantages .
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3-D Printing Brady Roelofs
Background • Original Purpose: Prototypes • Charles Hull • Founder of 3D Systems • 1986
Technology • Different Steps • Design on Computer • Process • Layers • Finishes
Other Products • Instruments • Cameras • Cups • Clocks • Clothes
Advantages Main Advantages: • Mass Production • Customization • Substitute for Scarce Items
The Future • Medical • Save Lives (Organs, Transplants) • Food Production • Third-World countries (world hunger) • Scarce Resources
References • "How 3-D Printing Actually Works” Mashable. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. http://mashable.com/2013/03/28/3d-printing-explained/ • Evans, Hugh “3-D Printing: The Game Changer” T.Rowe Price, 12. May. 2012 http://individual.troweprice.com/public/Retail/Planning-&-Research/Connections/3D-Printing/The-Game-Changer • D'Aveni, Richar A. "March 2013." 3-D Printing Will Change the World. Harvard Business Review, n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. http://hbr.org/2013/03/3-d-printing-will-change-the-world/ • Chung, Becky. "TED Blog." TED Blog A 3D Printed Future 10 Surprising Things We Could See Printedsoon Comments. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. http://blog.ted.com/2013/07/29/a-3d-printed-future-10-surprising-things-we-could-see-printed-soon/