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Products With a Purpose, A Revolution in Manufacturing

A Revolution in Manufacturing

But a quiet revolution happened in the maker world about 5 years ago that 3D printing used to be a way to make a disposal product, something that was fragile, that wasn't going to last very long, that was simply a facsimile of something you'd later injection mold. Well, what changed is that 3D printing now can print a physical, solid strong survival artifact. Now that changes everything because now you can print something that will survive, that will solve your problem in that one artifact. And we have seen what happens when 3D printing is in the hands of an artist, you can create beautiful complex structures. You can create things that you can really only imagine any other way. But what also is amazing about this technology is that it lends itself very well to printing one thing per person. It doesn't care if you are printing a million of it or one of it, cost is pretty much the same, unlike injection molding and unlike other traditional means and complexity, which is kind of the bane of the mass production world, complexity is free. More often than not actually complexity is cheaper than simplicity if you make a brick and you 3D print it, it's going to be very expensive. If you make the same volume and it's a bunch of gears, parts and this and that it's going to be cheaper because it's just less material used. 3D printing follows a very different type of math than traditional manufacturing. So when you take something like prosthetics, which have inherently complex parts and components to them and you apply this thinking, well, now you are allowed to create a leg that is inherently customized for one person and can have great mechanical complexity built into it and it all comes at no extra cost. So, it kind of changes the game. The leg that I have here is shown on the display there on cross section. It shows some of the internal workings that actually nobody has even ever seen because it was printed, it was printed in its entirety. The feature set that you get from 3D printing a leg entirely is, well, you get a ball and socket foot which is, it would be a very expensive component in any other way. In this case, your plantar flexion, your dorsiflexion, your rotation of the foot can make it emulate human motion very accurately, just because your 3D printing it again to the specific needs of that specific person. You can create in this case, it is a seven-bar linkage knee, this would be a $20,000 knee on the open market. It all comes for free because it's just printing it and that emulates human motion very accurately there. You can create tension into it. In this case, it's a very springy, very resilient material and by 3D printing it, you have the contour in the back and the gastrocnemius, which behaves exactly like a human, in the sense that it gives spring force to correct and to redirect the force of the foot. And finally, your load bearing structure, it's hollow, it's trabeculated just like a bird wing. It's very, very light, so your strength to weight ratio increases because when you are 3D printing a part, you are simply printing the molecules you need and not those that you don't. So, you are allowed to get away with things you can never get away with traditional manufacture.


A Revolution in Manufacturing Une révolution dans la fabrication 製造業の革命 Uma revolução no fabrico Революция в производстве Üretimde Bir Devrim 制造业的革命 制造业的革命

But a quiet revolution happened in the maker world about 5 years ago that 3D printing used to be a way to make a disposal product, something that was fragile, that wasn't going to last very long, that was simply a facsimile of something you'd later injection mold. しかし、約 5 年前にメーカーの世界で静かな革命が起こりました。3D プリントは、壊れやすく、長くは続かない使い捨ての製品を作る方法でした。後で射出成形します。 Mas uma revolução silenciosa aconteceu no mundo maker cerca de 5 anos atrás, que a impressão 3D costumava ser uma forma de fazer um produto descartável, algo que era frágil, que não duraria muito, que era simplesmente um fac-símile de algo que você 'd mais tarde molde de injeção. Well, what changed is that 3D printing now can print a physical, solid strong survival artifact. 何が変わったかというと、3D プリントが物理的で堅牢なサバイバル アーティファクトをプリントできるようになったことです。 Bem, o que mudou é que a impressão 3D agora pode imprimir um artefato de sobrevivência físico, sólido e forte. Now that changes everything because now you can print something that will survive, that will solve your problem in that one artifact. これですべてが変わります。なぜなら、生き残るものを印刷できるようになり、その 1 つのアーティファクトの問題を解決できるからです。 Agora isso muda tudo porque agora você pode imprimir algo que sobreviverá, que resolverá seu problema naquele artefato. And we have seen what happens when 3D printing is in the hands of an artist, you can create beautiful complex structures. You can create things that you can really only imagine any other way. But what also is amazing about this technology is that it lends itself very well to printing one thing per person. しかし、この技術の驚くべき点は、1 人 1 枚の印刷に非常に適していることです。 Mas o que também é incrível nessa tecnologia é que ela se presta muito bem à impressão de uma coisa por pessoa. It doesn't care if you are printing a million of it or one of it, cost is pretty much the same, unlike injection molding and unlike other traditional means and complexity, which is kind of the bane of the mass production world, complexity is free. Não importa se você está imprimindo um milhão ou um deles, o custo é praticamente o mesmo, ao contrário da moldagem por injeção e de outros meios e complexidade tradicionais, que é uma espécie de ruína do mundo da produção em massa, a complexidade é livre. Неважно, печатаете ли вы миллион экземпляров или один экземпляр, стоимость почти одинакова, в отличие от литья под давлением и других традиционных средств и сложности, которые являются бичом массового производства. свободно. More often than not actually complexity is cheaper than simplicity if you make a brick and you 3D print it, it's going to be very expensive. If you make the same volume and it's a bunch of gears, parts and this and that it's going to be cheaper because it's just less material used. Se você fizer o mesmo volume e for um monte de engrenagens, peças e isso e aquilo vai ser mais barato porque é apenas menos material usado. 3D printing follows a very different type of math than traditional manufacturing. So when you take something like prosthetics, which have inherently complex parts and components to them and you apply this thinking, well, now you are allowed to create a leg that is inherently customized for one person and can have great mechanical complexity built into it and it all comes at no extra cost. Então, quando você pega algo como próteses, que possuem partes e componentes inerentemente complexos e aplica esse pensamento, bem, agora você pode criar uma perna inerentemente personalizada para uma pessoa e pode ter grande complexidade mecânica incorporada a ela e tudo isso sem nenhum custo extra. So, it kind of changes the game. The leg that I have here is shown on the display there on cross section. A perna que tenho aqui é mostrada no visor ali em corte transversal. It shows some of the internal workings that actually nobody has even ever seen because it was printed, it was printed in its entirety. Mostra um pouco do funcionamento interno que na verdade ninguém nunca viu porque foi impresso, foi impresso na íntegra. The feature set that you get from 3D printing a leg entirely is, well, you get a ball and socket foot which is, it would be a very expensive component in any other way. O conjunto de recursos que você obtém da impressão 3D de uma perna é, bem, você obtém uma bola e um pé de soquete, o que seria um componente muito caro de qualquer outra forma. In this case, your plantar flexion, your dorsiflexion, your rotation of the foot can make it emulate human motion very accurately, just because your 3D printing it again to the specific needs of that specific person. You can create in this case, it is a seven-bar linkage knee, this would be a $20,000 knee on the open market. Você pode criar neste caso, é um joelho de ligação de sete barras, isso seria um joelho de $ 20.000 no mercado aberto. It all comes for free because it's just printing it and that emulates human motion very accurately there. Tudo vem de graça porque é só imprimir e isso emula o movimento humano com muita precisão. You can create tension into it. Você pode criar tensão nele. In this case, it's a very springy, very resilient material and by 3D printing it, you have the contour in the back and the gastrocnemius, which behaves exactly like a human, in the sense that it gives spring force to correct and to redirect the force of the foot. And finally, your load bearing structure, it's hollow, it's trabeculated just like a bird wing. E, finalmente, sua estrutura de suporte de carga é oca, trabeculada como a asa de um pássaro. It's very, very light, so your strength to weight ratio increases because when you are 3D printing a part, you are simply printing the molecules you need and not those that you don't. So, you are allowed to get away with things you can never get away with traditional manufacture.