A Day in 3D Printing Technology. You pull your car into the driveway after a tiring day at work. But you go too deep into the carport and nudge a downpipe. You get out of the car and see the front bumper has a dent and scratch in it. It’s not a big problem, so you don’t worry about booking into the dealership to get it repaired. Instead you head inside into your ‘Replicator Room’, sit at the computer and bring up your car maker’s website. Under the ‘Downloads’ tab you find the 3D CAD model to match your car’s front bumper. The download price for the design is $24.95. That’s cheaper than the $350 + labour it used to cost for repairs at the workshop…with a three week delay. You download the 3D model and send it to your 3D printer. You select the industry standard thermoplastic material for car manufacturers and set the 3D printer to print a new bumper. After dinner your new bumper is complete and you head out to replace it. As you go to switch it over you realise you don’t have the right kind of screwdriver. So, quickly back into the Replicator Room, you print off a size 2 Pozidriv screwdriver in 15 minutes. Problem solved…and car fixed. But just before bedtime you notice tomorrow’s weather forecast is for wind and rain. You figure you could do with an extra jumper to wear to work. You get online again and search for a new jumper design. The design you find only costs $0.95. You download it, adjust it to your size and shape, select your fabric and send the file to the 3D printer. By the time you wake up in the morning your new jumper is ready. It’s as fresh, new and tailored as the rest of your 3D printed clothes. You get to work, but as lunchtime arrives you realise you left your lunch in the fridge at home. That’s OK. The organic 3D printer in the work kitchen has a range of printable foods on the menu. You select a high-protein low-carb ‘chicken sandwich’. The printer goes to work, ensuring the food printed is in the shape and taste of a chicken sandwich. The actual ingredients are organic but aren’t necessarily chicken, or bread. Instead the food you’re printing contains all the nutritional value you need using a mix of nutritious alternative organic foods.
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 12:41:02 +0000
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