3D Printing Challenges & Threats Additive Manufacturing impacting the future of

European industry

What does the future of 3D printing look like?

3D Printing Revolution - Challenges and opportunities

Brussels, June 10th, 2014

Frits Feenstra The Netherlands

Outline

! Hybrid manufacturing systems

! AM Standardisation Roadmap ! AM Strategic Research Agenda

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Hype on AM

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Aerospace

Titanium bracket with optimised topology made by using DMLS technology

Image courtesy of EADS Innovation Works

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Current vs. Future AM systems

Current Systems Batch wise Slow Monomaterials (or 2) No composites/inserts

Future Systems Hybrid Systems High Speed Multimaterials & Graded Combine different technologies Laser / P&P / sensoring

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Hybrid Manufacturing 1999 – 2005 Monomaterial AM 2005 – 2018 Multimaterial AM 2015 – 2025 Integration of sensors Self condition monitoring of parts (hostile/far away areas)

Parts embedded with conductive tracks – printed on an Objet Connex multi-material 3D Printer (source: Loughborough university, http://www.stratasys.com)

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The Future / Future Products

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Manufacturing Building Blocs

!  Integrator

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Hybrid Manufacturing

Made by Hybrid Manufacturing!

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1st set Print heads

2nd set Print heads

Pick and Place

UV curing unit

High adjustment platforms

From Hybrid Manufacturing towards production From batch to continuous production

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Hybrid Manufacturing with integration of optics & sensors - Personalized designed products - Integrated tailored optics / sensors / .. - High speed manufacturing - Onset of a new manufacturing era!

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Outline

! Hybrid manufacturing systems

! AM Standardisation Roadmap

! AM Strategic Research Agenda

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AM Standardisation roadmap

! Standardisation and AM

! SASAM project ! FP7–NMP–2012-CSA-6

! 18 M finished February 2014

! Goal: Create roadmap for AM standards

Aims of standardisation

Improved quality of products, processes & services Economic use of materials, energy and human resources Improved communication Support to international trade Industrial efficiency

Main conclusions stakeholders

Urgent need international accepted standards Globally and internationally accepted Quality systems, material & part qualification Reliability of machines and processes Customer needs & requirement main drivers Supporting market opportunities

Prioritization

Guus Biemans ManSYS -3- TNO and AM

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Results & Roadmap:

downloadable from:

www.sasam.eu

AM-Platform.com

1. SRA Consultation Document

available at: www.AM-Platform.com

Purpose of the Document ! Promote AM/3D Printing on the European Stage

! Highlight the advantages of AM

! Set out recommendations for future development to enable mass exploitation

! Add a timescale to these recommendations ! Ensure that AM is high on the agenda in the EC at a technical, political and personal level

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Industry Focus

! Aerospace ! Automotive ! Consumer ! Electronics ! Medical/Dental

SRA recommendations

! Quality assurance: a.o. in-line inspection

! Higher speed for lower cost (parallelising)

! Hybrid machines (AM + conventional combined)

! Design optimization (topo&FEM/lightweighting

! Standardisation (SASAM,CEN,ASTM-F42, ISO261)

! Supply chain & procurement adaptation & optimization

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Summary SRA

! The Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) maps the way forward

! The SRA promotes AM and shows coordination

! Timescales are key

! Need for Standardisation (currently ongoing)

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Conclusion / Future work

! AM combined with other production technologies in a hybrid setting is the best solution for making integrated products

! Please follow the SRA docs for priorities!

! Standardisation is an enabler for industrial use

!  Industry is serious about AM (no Hype!)

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Contact information

TNO Innovation for Life De Rondom 1 5612 AP Eindhoven The Netherlands

Frits Feenstra (projects) E-mail: frits.feenstra@tno.nl

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The Media Hype has already started!

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