3-D Printing or Laser Sintering

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This is the kind of disruptive technology that keeps changing the timeline for idea development ever shorter and shorter... You know how as computers get faster and programs accelerate research processes and the "by the year 2014, we'll have..." predictions keep getting shorter and shorter? Well, a whole new industrial revolution is finally under way and taking fruition in ways that far supersedes that of the 19th century version; 3-D printing, or more accurately, laser sintering. Imagine being able to make products just like in Star Trek with the replicators. It's already happening at a more rudimentary level, where lots of things are "printed," like airliner cabin parts, bicycles minus the tires and the chains. It is a far more efficient manufacturing process, requiring on average about 10% the materials required in traditional mill machining/CNC processes. Check it out here;

3D Printing Technology Poised for New Industrial Revolution - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Please note on page two regarding medical advances, and ALSO note MakerBot.com, where you can buy such basic machines for making basic models or even parts to replace unavailable broken parts for your coffee maker for a little over $2000! Also, click on the photo of the human head above the article, which explains more about how the process works. Der Spiegel, where you're reading the particle, is a reputable journal that I've read articles at over the years.
 
I wrote a research paper in this subject a few months ago. 3D printing technology is definitely poised to be the next "it" since iPhone for this year. I've been to 3D printing store in NYC and it's awesome. We have Shapeways as well in NYC - Shapeways - Make & Share Your Products with 3D Printing where you can make your own product if you got an idea without having to go to manufacturer or fabricator.

3D Printing will definitely change the world. funny that it's been around for about 30 years and yet... now it's the next big thing this year. it's about time!
 
What is so cool is that titanium parts for jaws and other materials like hip replacement parts have been sintered already. In 2012, it was estimated that 50,000 sintering machines have been sold world-wide! Sintering was long-used for making architectural models, but is finally being applied to manufacturing processes, which could significantly reduce the cost of a product for consumers, since you do not need a complete assembly-line factory, and the input materials are dramatically reduced in quantities required to make a single unit.

It would be interesting to see how in heck you can make organic, living body parts from this! What does this mean for deafness if nerves, ganglia, inner and middle ear parts could be created from this? It is claimed in the article that veins and working heart tissue have been sintered (they're still working out how to create the entire organ).
 
deafdrummer said:
What is so cool is that titanium parts for jaws and other materials like hip replacement parts have been sintered already. In 2012, it was estimated that 50,000 sintering machines have been sold world-wide! Sintering was long-used for making architectural models, but is finally being applied to manufacturing processes, which could significantly reduce the cost of a product for consumers, since you do not need a complete assembly-line factory, and the input materials are dramatically reduced in quantities required to make a single unit.

It would be interesting to see how in heck you can make organic, living body parts from this! What does this mean for deafness if nerves, ganglia, inner and middle ear parts could be created from this? It is claimed in the article that veins and working heart tissue have been sintered (they're still working out how to create the entire organ).
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yes it can even "print" human parts but I seriously doubt it can "print" any nerve-related human parts. I don't think it will ever happen in our lifetime.

so no it won't cure deafness or blindness or grow a missing arm. not in our lifetime. most likely not in our children's lifetime either.
 
Jiro said:
I've been to 3D printing store in NYC and it's awesome.
3D Printing will definitely change the world. funny that it's been around for about 30 years and yet... now it's the next big thing this year. it's about time!
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So it really does work! Can you tell us your experiences of being at that store and what was created? Jiro, they're saying that this could be the next thing for anglo countries wanting to reclaim manufacturing industries in their countries. I'm hoping that this thread will help wake up the deaf who are interested and jump in on the laser sintering wave, just as we jumped on the PC revolution 30 years ago. If anybody is interested in putting together a sintering business, I'd be willing to listen, as I am looking for a way off SSDI and moving into a more productive stage of life.
 
Man, TED.com always puts out stellar footage across a range of topics, and this one on laser sintering is top stuff. Remember, the "rate of discovery" is always changing. I bet that the people who were talking about medical predictions 15 years ago wasn't thinking about how laser sintering can not just revolutionize the end-result of the application, but also just the foundation that supports medical treatment. It's like having computers for email and sending files for computer x-rays to be sent to various specialists involved in the care of a patient versus the old way of taking the x-rays, developing them putting them up, and sending them to the doctor requesting them. Now, it's taking the "x-ray images" on the computer and seeing them on the computer immediately. I saw the change happen recently at my dentist's office, which changed not only how the x-rays are taken, but ultimately put on the screen in front of me (and it has enhanced resolution compared to traditional x-rays, so that detail can be seen and caught before it becomes an expensive problem). Because the process of "practicing medicine" can happen on a faster timeline, the development of the experience base of using new medical technology becomes accelerated.

What's happening is that as the decades go by, the process of "next-level" discovery, development, and ultimate creation and usage keeps going up and faster. It's almost like we have genetic memories that are passed down from parent to child subconsciously. I don't know if it's that, or if a baby transported from the 1920's to today would have done just as well as today's children in absorbing and using today's technology like it's been around for thousands of years.
 
Have you seen the articles on making guns? I have seen the pics and it is great how you can make auto fire pistols with the 3d
 
deafdrummer said:
So it really does work! Can you tell us your experiences of being at that store and what was created?
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it was awesome! it can create just about anything. a toy figure. engine part. artistic stuff. etc. it's a place where a person can go inside and insert the USB drive into a computer to print a design. depending on size and complexity of the design, it could take several hours to days. you can set up an appointment to meet with a designer to draw it for you.

deafdrummer said:
Jiro, they're saying that this could be the next thing for anglo countries wanting to reclaim manufacturing industries in their countries. I'm hoping that this thread will help wake up the deaf who are interested and jump in on the laser sintering wave, just as we jumped on the PC revolution 30 years ago. If anybody is interested in putting together a sintering business, I'd be willing to listen, as I am looking for a way off SSDI and moving into a more productive stage of life.
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excellent! like I said before - this 3D printing has been around for over 30 years but now it's the next big thing because it has gotten very cheap and easier to use. this obviously means new jobs - CAD Engineer/Drafter/Designer. This would be a great field especially for deaf people since most of them choose photography or graphic design but unfortunately.... those 2 jobs are extremely difficult to make some money because it's over-saturated and competitive.

if you know how to do CAD drawing... then you're in a very good hand! well.. almost! it's a multidisciplinary job meaning... most CAD designer has other speciality such as engineering degree or medical background or civil engineering.

right now - most of CAD jobs are at engineering/architecture/geographic firms. but now with 3D printing... I can see more and more small companies will be hiring CAD designers but it's highly recommended that you should have other speciality such as engineering. for example - a CAD designer for architecture definitely cannot do engineering CAD so think about what you want to design for.

warning - I definitely think this 3D Printing CAD job sector will be quickly over-saturated in 2 years. There are already tons of CAD drafters out there now so it's not hard for them to switch to 3D Printing. It will be very competitive.
 
deafbirk said:
Have you seen the articles on making guns? I have seen the pics and it is great how you can make auto fire pistols with the 3d
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lol I can see how you can get in trouble with ATF :lol:
 
Jiro said:
lol I can see how you can get in trouble with ATF :lol:
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There used to be program files online but got taken down since conn. Also the printer manufactures have sisassociated themselves with anything to do with guns. To do gun parts you need the more expensive printer. Plus would need plating for the parts. . Making more than toys is still more involved with heat. Treating, coating, anf plating. But it is getting easier
 
diehardbiker said:
I know, do you expect outlaws to follow that law? I don't think so.
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um..... you know the article about somebody using 3D printer to make gun parts? they're actually legitimate gunsmiths and enthusiasts, not criminals.

what do you think why they took the drawing down? because of ATF. duh.

btw - nobody got arrested.
 
So, Jiro, if it does not make sense to be a "sinterer," since I don't have the math, engineering, nor the drafting/CAD background, how can I still participate in this revolution? Underground financial research experience tells me that during the gold rush of the 1800s, it wasn't the gold miners who made the money on average, but the "picks and shovels" stores and support businesses who made the killing during the time.

How could I be that "store" for sinterers?
 
In future, we will able to recycle the waste to apart the atom and re-building atoms back into any object such as nice corn meal to eat. Yummy...
 
deafdrummer said:
So, Jiro, if it does not make sense to be a "sinterer," since I don't have the math, engineering, nor the drafting/CAD background, how can I still participate in this revolution? Underground financial research experience tells me that during the gold rush of the 1800s, it wasn't the gold miners who made the money on average, but the "picks and shovels" stores and support businesses who made the killing during the time.

How could I be that "store" for sinterers?
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oh of course you can be part of the revolution but like I said before - it's a very competitive field since there are already tons of CAD drafters out there.

if you're very good at it, you won't have any problem finding a job. however... if you're just starting it out, yep very tough (but not impossible) if you do not have a multidisciplinary skill since most of companies ask for it.
 
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