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Additive Manufacturing New Business Opportunities
Dr Ir. Bart Van der Schueren
Executive Vice President
Materialise
2 Courtesy of Patrick Jouin and Thomas Duval; Lisa Craft; Rimac; Pinovo; OBL; RSprint; Makerbot; Baoyan Automation; Envisiontec; Stratasys; EOS
3 Courtesy of Patrick Jouin and Thomas Duval; Lisa Craft; Rimac; Pinovo; OBL; RSprint; Makerbot; Baoyan Automation; Envisiontec; Stratasys; EOS
4 Courtesy of Patrick Jouin and Thomas Duval; Lisa Craft; Rimac; Pinovo; OBL; RSprint; Makerbot; Baoyan Automation; Envisiontec; Stratasys; EOS
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Engineering 3D
Printing
Software Development
Courtesy of Patrick Jouin and Thomas Duval; Lisa Craft; Rimac; Pinovo; OBL; RSprint; Makerbot; Baoyan Automation; Envisiontec; Stratasys; EOS
Additive Manufacturing 3D Printing
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Strengths of the Technology
• Toolless production
• No upfront investment
• Design changes are for free
• (Almost) unlimited freeform
• Limitation is mainly in mind of designer
• The higher the complexity, the better
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Growing Field of Application
Series
Cost
Complexity
Cost
• Reduction of printing time
• Reduction of raw material prices
• Improved data processing
• Improved post processing
Conv. Conv.
AM AM
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series
Cost
Complexity
Cost
• Customization • Function integration
• Using the form freedom
Conv. Conv.
AM AM
Growing Field of Application
Strengths of the Technology
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• Toolless production
• No upfront investment
• Design changes are for free
• (Almost) unlimited freeform
• Limitation is mainly in mind of designer
• The higher the complexity, the better
• Technologies are slow
• Materials are expensive
New Business Opportunities?
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MASS CUSTOMISATION
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Image courtesy of Phonak
Hearing Aids
Taking the
impression
3D Printing of
the hearing aid
Quality Control &
assembly
Scanning of the
impression
Software to design
the hearing aid
Hearing Aids
• Digital manufacturing of shells to nearly 100% in 2
years
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INCREASE THE ADDED VALUE
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Risk Category % % of injuries in 7
weeks
High 18.6 56.5
Medium 21.4 30.4
Low 60 13
Decrease of injuries after 14 weeks :
translated in less days out
The prescription and application of the
D3D® orthotics reduced the injury rate
(ARR) by :
- 66 % in subjects with a high injury risk
and with
- 31 % over all categories.
Implants by Mobelife
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Implants by Mobelife
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INVOLVE THE COMPUTER
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The Mathematics of Life
Mimicking nature through AM
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WertelOberfell - Platform
Generation of Lightweight
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Classical design
Volume: 23x23x5 cm³
Weight: 20 kg
Pressure loss : 4.0% at 200 bar (8.1 bar)
Optimized design:
Volume : 8x8x5 cm³
Weight: 1 kg
Pressure loss: 0.6% at 200 bar (1.2 bar)
Burst pressure: 1044 bar
Volume: 9 x smaller
Weight: 20 x lighter
Pressure loss: 7 x smaller
Burst pressure: 1.7 x higher than test pressure of 600 bar
Function Integration
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Function Integration
Dust extraction in pipe sanding – Industrial automation
© Pinovo
Robot Grippers
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The New Power of Consumers The Consumer as Maker The Consumer as Co-Designer
The DIY Hobbyist
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Creativity
33 Alchemy by Nicollo Casas Twisting Chaos by Kristo De Pooter Stringcap by Raf Verheyen
Hobbyist Communities
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Art
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The Entrepreneur
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The Entrepreneur
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Conclusions
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• 3D-Printing
• Modelling tools
• Internet
• New business opportunities
• Involvement of consumer
(directly or indirectly)
• New business models
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