This document is a presentation about additive manufacturing, commonly known as 3D printing. It explains the layer-by-layer building process from a digital CAD model and shows examples of printed objects including a robot, a car, chocolate, a salmon fillet alternative, a metal bridge, a necklace, a jet engine turbine, and an office building in Dubai. The presentation then lists applications in…
This presentation introduces additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, and explains how it builds solid objects layer by layer from a digital CAD model. It is intended for audiences interested in manufacturing technology and its industrial uses.
The document opens with several photographic examples of 3D printed items: a small robot, a car made with industrial robots, printed chocolate, a plant-based salmon fillet alternative, a metal bridge in Amsterdam, a glass-fiber nylon necklace, a jet engine turbine, and an office building in Dubai.
It then defines additive manufacturing as a process where material is deposited, joined, or solidified under computer control, typically layer by layer, using plastics, liquids, or powder grains.
The presentation lists applications in the dental industry, including dental models, surgical guides, night guards, retainers, try-ins, crowns, bridges, casting, indirect bonding trays, gingival masks, and denture bases.
It also covers medical applications such as custom medical insoles, custom medical pillows, and medical braces, highlighting the advantages of durable materials and customization for developing medical devices.