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#19 Future of 3D Printing
From additive manufacturing in
space, to 3D printing customised pharmaceuticals and non-planar electronics,
the next revolution in 3D printing is already underway. In this episode we head
to the International Space Station and interview the engineer behind a world
first in 3D printing, “The Refabricator”. This 3D printer that can not only
print plastic in space, but can recycle it too offering massive potential for
future treatment of plastics on earth. We also consider how additive
manufacturing is making the move from being a prototyping technology to
becoming a complementary technique in the production chain and look at how newer
methods like material jetting could prove disruptive in pharmaceuticals and
electronics.
According to online manufacturing
platform 3D Hubs, today’s additive manufacturing market is a $10bn industry and
it is growing by an incredible 24% every year as adoption increases and new
technical innovations in methods and materials emerge. Back in 1986 when Chuck
Hull filed the first patent for his stereolithography apparatus, he could not
have predicted that the industry would evolve from his SLA machine that could
print photo responsive plastic in thin layers, building components by their
cross section and curing them with ultra violet light, to printing metals,
ceramics and even organic materials.
Learn more about the future of 3D
printing in this episode.
GUESTS
Dr Robert Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited
Ben Redwood, 3D Hubs
Professor Richard Hague, Centre for Additive
Manufacturing, University of Nottingham.
RESOURCES
Engineering Matters listeners are invited to follow this link for a
free sample of 3D Hubs “3D Printing Handbook” or visit their website to read “3D Printing Trends Q1 2019”
More on The Refabricator here
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From additive manufacturing in
space, to 3D printing customised pharmaceuticals and non-planar electronics,
the next revolution in 3D printing is already underway. In this episode we head
to the International Space Station and interview the engineer behind a world
first in 3D printing, “The Refabricator”. This 3D printer that can not only
print plastic in space, but can recycle it too offering massive potential for
future treatment of plastics on earth. We also consider how additive
manufacturing is making the move from being a prototyping technology to
becoming a complementary technique in the production chain and look at how newer
methods like material jetting could prove disruptive in pharmaceuticals and
electronics.
According to online manufacturing
platform 3D Hubs, today’s additive manufacturing market is a $10bn industry and
it is growing by an incredible 24% every year as adoption increases and new
technical innovations in methods and materials emerge. Back in 1986 when Chuck
Hull filed the first patent for his stereolithography apparatus, he could not
have predicted that the industry would evolve from his SLA machine that could
print photo responsive plastic in thin layers, building components by their
cross section and curing them with ultra violet light, to printing metals,
ceramics and even organic materials.
Learn more about the future of 3D
printing in this episode.
GUESTS
Dr Robert Hoyt, Tethers Unlimited
Ben Redwood, 3D Hubs
Professor Richard Hague, Centre for Additive
Manufacturing, University of Nottingham.
RESOURCES
Engineering Matters listeners are invited to follow this link for a
free sample of 3D Hubs “3D Printing Handbook” or visit their website to read “3D Printing Trends Q1 2019”
More on The Refabricator here
The post #19 Future of 3D Printing first appeared on Engineering Matters.
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