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3D Printing & Additive Manufacturing

Innovation, Challenges & Opportunities

iNEMI Research Series

Simin Zhou, VP of Digital Manufacturing Technologies, UL

August 14, 2014

UL Mission

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UL Footprint

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• Total $4.4 billion in 2013

• $3.07 billion primary / $1.36 billion secondary

• Projected growth to $60 billion by 2023

• Projections range between $21 billion and $170 billion

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3D Printing (3DP) Market Size and Growth

Consumer Commercial / Industrial / Healthcare

Consumer: 3DP Designs Online and Service Bureaus

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Consumer: 3D Printers for Home, Office and Schools

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Stratasys MakerBot 3D Systems Cube

Commercial and Industrial

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Healthcare: Mass Customization / Personalization

Diagnostic Imaging(Surgery)

Dialysis

Cardiovascular Dentistry

Hearing Devices

Corrective Lenses Orthopedics

Wound Care

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3D Printing Challenges and Opportunities

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Education Technologies Advancement

Standards, Guidelines & Regulations

Applications & Business

Models

UL Initiatives

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Education Technologies Advancement

Standards, Guidelines & Regulations

Applications & Business

Models

Education & Training

3DP Design & Validation

3D Printers & Materials

Standards, Research & Regulatory

AdvancedTraining

Commercial / Healthcare /

Industrial

Foundational

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UL 3DP Education & Training

2 hours online or½ day in-person

1 – 2 days programs &topic specific online courses

1 – 2 weeks hands on training programs

UL 3DP Foundational Curriculum

Key Learning Modules

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• 3D printers testing and compliance

• 3DP materials testing and compliance

• 3DP materials information

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3DP Printers and Materials

3DP Design & Validation

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Part

Design - 1

Materials - 2Processing

Conditions - 4

Printer Technology - 3

Characterization of control pointsNew validation techniques

Regulatory

Safety

Intellectual property rights

Privacy

Economic growth

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Not much government regulation to date, emergingtrends/areas highlight where focus likely will be in future

THANK YOU

Contact information:

Simin Zhousimin.zhou@ul.comDigital Manufacturing Technologies | UL