3D Printing

Group 1

Kam Chi Yin 13206613

Wong Sung Kei 13213024

Wang Shunran 13252860

11/7/2013

Outline

Objective BackgroundCollected

Information

Mind MapSurvey

Questions

Survey Results and

Analysis

Job Division

Objective

To analyze the people’s views in 3d printing technology so that we can recognize the needs of 3d printing in the future

Background

3d printing is the process of adding successive layers to form a three dimensional solid object

Engineering, medical industry, industrial design, military, etc.

What is 3d printing?

How does 3d printing relate to our daily life?

Collected Information (Web)Search Strategies Websites

"3d printer" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3D_printing

3d printing site:youtube.com http://www.youtube.com/channel/HChT-C_AVWzms

3d printer OR printing http://www.stratasys.com/

3d printing filetype:pdf http://www.zcorp.com/documents/108_3D%20Printing%20White%20Paper%20FINAL.pdf

Mind Map

Survey

To find out how people feel about 3d printing and recognize it’s needs in the future

Number of response:36

Objectives

Survey Questions

Q1. How old are you?

Q2. What do you think about science technology?

Q3. Have you heard about 3d printing technology?

Q4. What is your impression of the application of 3D printing?

Q5. Where have you heard about this technology?

Q6. What do you think about the advantages of 3d printing?

Q7. What do you think about the disadvantages of 3d printing?

Q8. If you have a 3d printer, what do you want to print?

Q9. Do you think there is a need to use 3d printing technology in the

future?

Q10. Will you buy a 3d printer as your own printer in the future?

Q11. Assume 3d printing will be common in the future. Please rank the aspects (1-4) that 3d printer may improve.

Q12. What do you think that a 3d printer is?

Q13. Do you feel interested in 3d printer?

Q14. If you have a 3d printer, what do you want to print?

Q15. Will you buy a 3d printer in the future?

Survey Results

Q3.

29 respondents have heard of 3d printing technology

7 respondents have not

How old are you?

What do you think about the advantages of 3d printing?

11%

14%

17%

16%

16%

5%

reduce human resources

reduce money cost and time cost for

manufacturingreduce waste of materials

wide range of products

fulfills buyer's needs

the quality of products is well controlled

others21%

many products is difficult to be made before the technology of 3d printing

3d printing can facilitate the process of making different complex products

The relationship between the age and the view of advantages

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

reduce human resources reduce money

cost and time cost for

manufacturing

reduce waste of materials wide range of

products fulfills buyer's needs the quality of

products is well controlled

others

3

2

3

1

3

22

5

12

6

8

6

9

1

0

2

1

33

11

00

0

1

00

0

13-17 18-30 31-45 45 or above

(31 above) Value judgement: social issues

Worried about unemployment

(18-30) Value judgement: self convenience

Rely more about technology

e.g smartphone

What do you think about the disadvantages of 3d printing?

15%

19%

26%

12%

12%

15%

1%

leads unemployment in some industries costly for public

the initial cost (for printer) is high leads ethical problems

have limitations on products of high accuracy dangerous

others

Expensive Uncommon Cannot afford the

price Can’t buy a 3d

printer

The relationship between the age and the view of disadvantages

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

leads unemployment

in some industries

costly for public the initial cost

(for printer) is high

leads ethical problems have

limitations on products of

high accuracy

dangerousothers

1

44

1

0

2

0

8

7

11

5

6

5

0

11

3

2

1

2

0

0

1

00

11

1

13-17 18-30 31-45 45 or above

Ethical problems (copyright) Dangerous (weapons) Haven’t heard about that Can be solved Don’t believe/worry about that HK is safe

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20

Number of people

Yes,

No

or M

ayb

eDo you think there is a need to use 3d printing technology in the future?(for the student who

heard 3d printing)

yes

no

maybe

Very few people believe that 3d printing is an unnecessary technology in the future

Most people believe that 3d printing will be necessary or maybe necessary in the future.

3d printing have a bright future

0 1 2 3 4 5 6NUMBER OF PEOPLE

YES

OR

NO

WILL PEOPLE BUY 3D PRINTER(for people who not heard about 3d printing)

yes

no

Majority of people who had not heard about 3d printing

won’t buy a 3d printer

they don’t know what a 3d printer can do

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

Number of people

Yes o

r N

o

Will you buy a 3d printer as your own printer in the future?(for the student who

heard 3d printing)

yes

no

This time the number between yes and no is really close.

Because they know what 3d printer are used for

Many people won’t buy one maybe they don’t want to spend a lot of money on it

Video Clip

Job division

Kam Chi Yin Wong Sung Kei Wang Shunran

Data collection

PowerPointdesigning

Graph editing Information collection

Mistakes checking Information collection

Provide opinions

Mind Map editing