The latest Top 10 from the Rassed research program explore different ways in which 3D printing is currently being used across the world.
Anticipated to become a mainstream technology in the near future, these slides show that 3D printing is already having an impact - with more to innovations and benefits envisaged in the coming years.
2. 1. 3D printed houses
Wikihouse, is an open
source site where 3D printer
- friendly files of house
designs can be downloaded
for free. After files are printed
on CNC printers, the result is
a set of numbered wood
panels that can be
assembled by anyone to
make a house. No skills or
special tools are needed.
Source: http://www.wikihouse.cc/
3. 2. Bio-Printing:
3D organs and more
Using living cells, bio-printers will soon be able to “print”
human organs, revolutionizing the medical industry.
Already there has been some successful experiments of
printed capillaries and blood vessels as well as a human liver.
Click play to see how
bio-printing is used for
pharmaceutical testing
Sources: http://bit.ly/1lF4bsn and http://bit.ly/1FUo649
4. 3. Print your own makeup
Mink is designed for printing makeup at home.
Select a color, and the printer will create lipsticks, blushers,
eye shadows or any makeup item you have chosen.
Sources: http://onforb.e Images: http://gracemink.com/ and http://bit.ly/1DZRRP2 s/1nXcEsn and http://gracemink.com/
5. 4. Hybrid car
Except for the
engine, almost all of
the other 50 parts in
the Urbee2 will be 3D
printed from plastic.
The 3 wheeled car is
very light, so it can
only fit 2 passengers.
Sources: http://on.mash.to/1oZ9oDO and http://bit.ly/1wBz2hZ
6. 5. Printed football boots
3D printing, using SLS technology, meant Nike could
prototype and produce these boots in a shorter time period.
Design changes can be implemented in hours, instead of
days.
Source: http://on.mash.to/ZYGnMG
7. 6. 3D printed prosthetics
3D printing has already made huge improvements in some
prosthetics production.
Many human parts have been successfully replaced with 3D
printed substitutes, like:
3D printed jaw Bionic Ear Vertebra (spine column)
Sources: http://cbsn.ws/1wiXvvg http://onforb.es/1pX40fo http://bit.ly/1xD2dAk
Image: http://bit.ly/1wF85uI
8. 7. Printed food for older people
Made for elderly
people who may face
problems chewing,
Smoothfood uses 3D
printing technology to
turn fresh ingredients
into meals.
Source: http://bit.ly/1kb6bw2 http://dailym.ai/1rmRVAl
9. 8. Create your own fashion
CONSTRVCT is a user generated fashion line,
allowing users to design their own clothing.
Photos can be used to
create required fabric
styles, with textiles
printed digitally.
Source: http://bit.ly/1zf2OMR http://kck.st/1ve7agz
10. 9. Fighter jet flown
with 3D printed parts
Designs and products made using 3D tech could reduce
the British Royal Air Force's maintenance and service
bill by over £1.2m over the next four years.
Source: http://bit.ly/1a9NO61
11. 10. 16-year-old Sudanese
boy gets prosthetic arm
Costing under
$100, these 3D
printed arms are a
potentially
scalable, viable
solution for
amputees all over
the world who can’t
afford expensive
medical care.
Source: http://ti.me/1koCKsh
12. 3D printing will be
mainstream in 5 years…
… according to Gartner, the tech research analysts.
Mainstream
printing is still a
few years down
the line.
But applications
in medicine and
business are
already visible.
Source: http://gtnr.it/1pbfoas
13. Industry Impact
Sources: http://bit.ly/1g6jIkV http://tek.io/1h2hch0
Industry Implications
• Goods manufactured directly
by consumers
• Increased customization
Environmental Impact
• Less wasted materials
• Reduced costs for
transportation/shipping
Ethical Implications
• 3D printing makes it more
challenging to protect copyright
and intellectual property
Health Revolution
• Bio printing will create new
possibilities for treating disease
and replacing damaged organs.
14. Policy Implications
A UK report highlighted positives from this tech, such as “new
manufacturing jobs” and “enormous environmental benefits.”
But it also identified areas policy makers need to address, including:
1. “A far more flexible intellectual property framework
2. A rethink on how or whether the Internet is regulated
3. New types of infrastructure that merge digital and physical worlds.”
These considerations are not necessarily unique to the UK.
Source: “Three Dimensional Policy: Why Britain needs a policy framework for 3D printing” http://bit.ly/1ttYsfW
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