UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS FUERZAS ARMADAS – ESPE

Name: Andrés Amores

Level: VII
Popic: I’m going to talk about 3D Printer

A 3D printer is a machine capable of replicating 3D designs, creating pieces or volumetric

models from a design made by computer, downloaded from the internet or collected
from a 3D scanner. They arise with the idea of converting 2D files into real or 3D
prototypes. Commonly it has been used in the prefabrication of parts or components, in
sectors such as architecture and industrial design. Currently, its use in the manufacture
of all types of objects, models for emptying, complicated pieces, food, medical
prostheses is being extended since 3D printing allows each piece to be adapted to the
exact characteristics of each patient.

3D printing in the original sense of the term refers to the processes in which material is
accumulated sequentially in a bed or platform by different manufacturing methods,
such as polymerization, injection of filler, injection of binder, extrusion of material, bed
of powder, metal lamination, metal deposit.

Accidents happen, and nobody is safe, it can happen to anyone. And when something
like that happens, we should not only think about the damage to health, but also the
amount of money and time necessary for recovery, when this is possible. Many people
urgently need different types of prostheses, but unfortunately not all of them can afford
them. Thanks to 3D printing, orthopedics advances towards a greater speed in the
productive processes, and the reduction of costs. This is especially important when we
talk about children's orthopedics, as the pieces have to be replaced as children grow, as
it facilitates the process of creating these pieces, while decreasing the economic effort
to replace them when needed.