Engineeringfor HealthOlaf Diegel

Subtractive Manufacturing 101The really old way: Take a block of material and carve it out

The more modern way:You want to make a sphere...Generate 3D modelGenerate CNC programMachine away unwanted materialIf possible, recycle waste

Additive Manufacturing 101Generate a 3D modelSoftware slices the 3D model into thin slicesMachine builds it layer by layer

Medical ApplicationsHip socket, Ala Ortho, Italy, made on Arcam machineLaser Sintered Hearing Aids, EOS/Materialise

Dental Crowns and Bridges, EOS

Adding Aesthetics to UtilityPeople who feel good about how they look are likely to be happier than people who are uncomfortable. Bespoke Innovations has taken this philosophy to heart and, through AM, has created what they call prosthetic Fairings.

Beauty and the beak

Know your baby before its bornTomohiro Kinoshita , of FASOTEC, the company offering the 'Shape of an Angel' model, even offers parents a miniature version which could be a 'nice adornment to a mobile phone strap or key chain.'

BioPrintingCBS Evening News

Food PrintersMIT Media Lab

FabCafe in the Shibuya, Tokyo offers custom-printed chocolate, that resemble a customers face. Its done with 3D printing technologyEat Your Face Machine (EYFM) is a 3D printer developed by David Carr and the MIT Media Lab

Home ManufacturingOld toothbrushNew toothbrushHome 3D PrinterCustomization:Bristle hardnessColourHandle Style and shapeEtc.Laser scanner to input personalized dataBut will this just lead every Joe Bloggs producing badly designed products?

Thats all folksI have seen the future, and it works...

Lincoln Steffens