Future Technologies Series: 3D printing and digital manufacturing (CanopyLAB)

Unit 1: Breaking Down 3D Printing

Unit 2: 3D Printing & Digital Manufacturing: Thürmer Tools Case Study

Unit 3: How Is 3D Printing Transforming the Manufacturing Industry?

Unit 4: New Applications: 3D Bioprinting, 3D-Printed House And 3D-Printed Food

Unit 5: Looking Ahead: The Ethics of 3D Printing

The first unit provides an overview of the 3D printing process from blueprint to object, and everything in between. Throughout the rest of the units, you will be taken on the journey from the traditional to the digital manufacturing industry with CEO Erik Thürmer and R&D Engineer Adam Kazmierczak from Thürmer Tools. Unit 4 provides examples of other types of production that are already adopting 3D printing technologies within the medical and culinary industry. The final unit raises important questions regarding the changes of this emerging technology, and how it is affecting people at an individual and societal level. Who controls the creation, sharing and selling of 3D printing blueprints? What happens when blueprints for guns come into the equation, or when 3D printing parts for vehicles is replacing people’s jobs? That's why we have Aarhus University researcher Jessica Sorensen explaining important considerations and impact of ethics & 3D printing.