3D  Printing  and  Product   Development Doug  Collins   Owner,  Mechanical  Engineer   (970)  541-­‐2536   www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Mechanical  Engineer   ▪ Entrepreneur   ▪ Mountain  Biking   ▪ Fly  Fishing   ▪ Anything  in  the  Mountains   ▪ Travel Doug  Collins

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Additive  Manufacturing  Technologies   ▪ Rapid  Prototypes   ▪ Low  Volume  Production   ▪ Engineering  Expertise Avid  3D  Printing

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Contract  mechanical  design  and  product   development  services  to  large  and  small  companies,   entrepreneurs,  and  inventors.   ▪ 3D  CAD  Modeling   ▪ Prototype  development   ▪ Concept  to  Production Avid  Product  Design

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ 3D  Solid  CAD  Model   ◦ SolidWorks,  ProE,  AutoCAD  Inventor   ◦ Convert  to  STL  file   ▪ Print  Processing  Software   ◦ Part  orientation   ◦ Support  material  placement   ◦ Layer  slicing,  NC  layer  data   ▪ Print   ▪ Finish   ◦ Support  removal   ◦ Secondary  finishing  if  needed 3D  Printing  Essentials

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Rapid  Prototyping   ◦ Photopolymer,  SLA  and  DLP   ◦ Fused  Deposition  Modeling  (FDM)   ◦ Selective  Laser  Sintering  (SLS)   ◦ Direct  Metal  Laser  Sintering  (DMLS)   ◦ PolyJet   ▪ Future   ◦ Multi  Jet  Fusion   ◦ CLIP   ◦ Hybrid  Manufacturing 3D  Printing  Technologies

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Focused  UV  Light  cures  liquid  polymer   ▪ Pros:   ▪ Fine  detail,  surface  finish   ▪ Clear  material  options   ▪ Cons:   ▪ Expensive   ▪ Fragile   ▪ Slow   ▪ Support  manually  removed Photopolymer,  SLA  and  DLP

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Thermoplastic  extruded  layer  by  layer   ▪ Pros:   ◦ Functional  parts   ◦ Strong  thermoplastics   ◦ Color  options   ◦ Complex  geometry   ◦ Soluble  support   ▪ Cons:   ◦ Slow   ◦ Resolution Fused  Deposition  Modeling  (FDM)

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Powdered  plastic  fused  layer  by  layer  with  lasers   ▪ Pros:   ◦ High  strength  end  use  parts   ◦ Complex  geometry   ◦ Low  volume  production   ◦ Rubber  like  parts   ◦ Powder  is  support  material   ▪ Cons:   ◦ Limited  material  and  color  options   ◦ Speed Selective  Laser  Sintering  (SLS)

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Powdered  metal  fused  layer  by  layer  with  lasers   ▪ Pros:   ◦ High  strength  end  use  parts   ◦ Complex  geometry   ◦ Material  options   ◦ Low  volume  production   ▪ Cons:   ◦ Post  processing  required   ◦ Cost   ◦ Speed Direct  Metal  Laser  Sintering  (DMLS)

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ UV  cured  jetted  photopolymers   ▪ Pros:   ◦ Material  options  and  multi-­‐material  printing   ◦ Overmold  printing   ◦ Fine  detail   ◦ Full  color  capability   ▪ Cons:   ◦ Durability   ◦ Strength   ◦ Speed PolyJet

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ HP  –  first  major  corporation  to  enter  3D  printing  space   ▪ Inkjet  technology   ▪ Thermoplastics  and  other       material  options   ▪ Fast  (10X)   ▪ Full  Color HP  Multi  Jet  Fusion

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Continuous  Liquid  Interface  Production   ▪ Very  fast  SLA  (100X)   ▪ Continuous  process  that  cures  a  photopolymer  with  a   UV  light Carbon  3D  CLIP  Technology

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Metal  3D  printing  inside  CNC  machining  centers   ▪ AMBIT  by  Hybrid  Manufacturing  Technologies   ▪ Mazak  5-­‐Axis  Hybrid  CNC  w/  Fiber  Laser  AM Hybrid  Manufacturing

www.avid3dprinting.com   www.avidpd.com ▪ Product  development   ▪ Proof  of  concept   ▪ Functional  test  parts   ▪ Design  verification   ▪ Marketing  samples   ▪ Low  volume  production   ▪ Questions?? 3D  Printing  Uses