Can you imagine that? People need the goods will no longer through the manufacturing and logistics links can reach the hands, just buy the desired product design, and then through the 3D print. Can you imagine? If someone is sick, the organ is broken, perhaps only with their own thin
Can you imagine? People need the goods will no longer through the manufacturing and logistics links can reach the hands, just buy the desired product design, and then through the 3D print.
Can you imagine? If someone is sick, the organ is broken, perhaps just use their own cells as "ink", through 3D printing to create a new organ.
Can you imagine? Whether the aircraft, or other large equipment, can not use high-density welding, directly rely on 3D printing, to achieve real seamless.
A recent report by the McKinsey Global Institute said that 3D printing would have disruptive effects on the global economy. The agency predicts that 3D printing will significantly reduce the development cycle of new products, and that more and more companies will be more focused on customer feedback and truly customer-centric product design and technology development, while 3D printing technology will also reduce the cost of new products entering the market.
According to the Daily Economic news reporter learned that the construction, biomedical and aerospace, etc. is currently the hottest area of 3D printing applications, while the A-share market in the 3D printing technology listed companies have shares (002375, closing price of 21.39 Yuan), Robot (300024, closing price of 39.77), AVIC Heavy Machinery (600765, closing price of 20.86 yuan), Dickon Pharmaceutical (600466, closing price of 8.51 yuan) and so on.
Construction field
Shares in Xiamen: My house is printed.
When it comes to building houses, people first think about busy construction sites and hard working construction workers on scaffolding. Now the revolution of building houses through 3D printers has come quietly.
In fact, many of our buildings have used 3D printing technology, such as Shanghai Grand Theatre, Phoenix Satellite TV building, Water Cube, Green Olympic Conference Center, and so on, now 3D print building is running on the road of industrialization.
For example, the recent Asia-Xiamen shares of the company's surplus technology to print out a six-storey apartment, and 1100 square meters of villas, since then, 3D print architecture has become the focus of social attention. And before this, the tracker technology has been in Shanghai Zhangjiang Qingpu Park has printed a number of sets of single model rooms.
With curiosity about new things, the daily economic news reporter recently visited these printed buildings to explore the mysteries of future living.
Multiple project cooperation agreements signed
January 18, the Asia-Xiamen joint-stock shareholding subsidiary of the Building Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the tracker) in Suzhou, held a 3D print construction Global Conference, display two-storey villas, five-storey buildings and single or two-storey models built using 3D printing technology, and signed cooperation agreements with various parties at the meeting. Ying Chong Technology and Huangshan Happy New World Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Huangshan Happiness) signed "on the construction of 3D printing/new Materials Cooperation Agreement", in order to make the new technology and new technologies in Huangshan Happiness research and development of the project on a wide range of applications, the two sides to build a production, research and development, display, creativity and sales of " Construction 3D Printing Dream Factory. Huangshan "Construction 3D Printing Dream Factory" is estimated to invest about 536 million yuan, Huangshan happiness will be within 7th after the establishment of the project company to purchase 120 million yuan of printing equipment. According to the announcement, the project completed the annual turnover of about 3.3 billion yuan, to achieve a net profit of about 350 million yuan.
In addition, Yili Sand Materials Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Yili material) is also signed with the technology of the Desert Dream Factory Project Cooperation agreement, by the sand in China's desert and Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region to establish 12 desert dream Factory, the construction of desert dream Plant required 12 sets of equipment, the total price of 396 million yuan, The company is expected to complete the plant construction within 24 months from the purchase of the billion-sand material to the profit-creation technology.
3D Print housing saves manpower
According to Zheng Jian, general manager of the surplus technology, 3D printer to print out the components, and then assembled into a building. Print the construction of the 3D printer, the principle of the same as the general printer, also need to be based on computer design drawings and schemes to print, but the printing of the building's printer has a huge nozzle, ejected the "ink" is "Z" style arrangement, "ink" spray will soon solidify, to ensure that the printer can be continuously printed, Finally, two times "print" perfusion was made with reinforced concrete. It is understood that, in addition to the steel structure of the house, other parts can be printed out.
"Daily economic news," reporters looking at the official website of surplus technology, the use of 3D technology is a rapid prototyping technology, the use of powder-like metal or plastic stools can be bonded materials, through a layer after layer of multi-layer printing, to construct parts. Through each layer of different "graphics" accumulation, and finally form a three-dimensional house.
In addition, Ying Chuang Technology said that the company has the exclusive patented ink technology can be achieved with local materials, combined with high grade cement and fiber to use. Overall, the company has mastered the technology can save about 60% of materials, shorten the construction period of about 70%, saving about 80% labor.
The daily economic news reporter saw at the scene, the tracker technology 3D Printing house is now for a construction company for mobile office room, which has office equipment and installed air-conditioning, where individual rooms are also used to live.
An industry insider told the Daily Economic news reporter that a 6.6 meters high, 10 meters wide, 32 meters long, covers an area equivalent to a basketball court 3D printer, used to build houses can replace at least half of the workers, real estate developers can save labor costs, but also to print different styles of architecture. The construction of a building may only take one or two people and a 3D printer with a continuous operation to complete.
Vanke founder Wang Shi also said that 3D printers do have an advantage because it is a purely programmatic and automated operation. Three years later, the Vanke Research Center appeared in 3D printer built a house is not surprising.
Nuclear power field
South wind shares layout heavy metal 3D printing industrialization speed up
For the traditional manufacturing industry, there has always been a key component manufacturing difficulties, the production equipment requirements of high problems. In recent years, with the rapid development of technology, heavy metal 3D printing is maturing, this problem will be solved, which means that the heavy metal 3D printing industrialization of the road is expected to open. At the same time, some listed companies have begun to layout in this area.
"Daily economic news" reporter learned that in recent years, in the heavy metal 3D printing technology industrialization, South Wind shares (300004, the former closing price of 48.67 yuan) to go in the forefront.
Accelerated use of nuclear power
South Wind shares recently issued a notice that south of the company holding subsidiaries and Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute signed the "Nuclear power main steam pipeline penetration parts of the simulation of the expansion of the material manufacturing technical support and service contract", the south of the material according to the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute to provide nuclear power main steam pipeline penetration parts of the simulation, Conduct simulation of raw materials, manufacturing, testing and identification work.
Industry analysis pointed out that the signing of the service contract, the south of the independent research and development of heavy metal 3D printing technology, the use of nuclear power in the pace of accelerated, is expected to high-end heavy metal components in the field of molding and manufacturing to promote, and start the process of industrialization.
South Wind shares that the heavy metal 3D printing technology by the Southern development of wood, is an international initiative of heavy metal components short process, green, precision, digitization and new technology, can be widely used in nuclear power equipment, KW supercritical and Ultra supercritical thermal units, as well as hydropower, petrochemical, metallurgy, The manufacture of heavy metal components such as alloy steel for modern major industrial equipment in shipbuilding industry.
Changnan, vice chairman of the southern increase, said 3D printing technology used in nuclear power engineering, not only to save raw material costs, but also shorten the duration, so as to achieve the purpose of improving energy efficiency, the company has achieved the 3D print input materials product quality and performance control, the next phase will carry out 1:1 simulation of the printing and testing, Authentication。
Southern Wind Turbine Research Institute of South China has also independently developed the "Heavy Metal components electro-fusion precision molding technology." The technology is to make the raw materials melt and in-situ metallurgical refining under the strong restraint condition by the strong current and high efficiency electrothermal metallurgy principle.
It is noteworthy that the public data show that, unlike the traditional manufacturing of metal components manufacturing technology difficult, high requirements for production equipment shortcomings, the technology can be achieved by direct and accurate manufacturing. In this paper, the "direct growth" of metal powder and silk material is made through high energy beam melting and deposition, and the "near final forming" of high performance and large metal member is completed by a step from CAD model. It can realize the integration of advanced material preparation and part "near net forming", its product component has excellent mechanical properties, small machining allowance and saving material (material utilization can reach 65%~85% above).
At the signing ceremony of the contract, Fermin, deputy dean of Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, said the cooperation was in line with the policy direction of the state to encourage independent research and development design and to promote localization strategy of nuclear power equipment.
Changnan said, "The choice of the printing of nuclear power main steam pipeline penetration is nuclear secondary products, next we will be based on a large number of data testing, and gradually push the printing technology to the core of the nuclear industry components manufacturing." ”
A series of sequential layouts have been made
"Daily economic news" reporter learned that in recent years, the south wind has been in the heavy metal 3D printing technology on a series of continuous layout, industrialization advanced to go in the forefront.
2012, the company has announced that investment in heavy metal components electro-melting precision molding technology industrialization Project, the total investment of 170 million yuan, the required funds by the company's subsidiary South Wind Turbine Institute self-financing.
It is understood that the South wind shares hold Southern Fan Institute 51% Equity, Natural Wang Huaming holds 31% equity, Wang Huaming is a leading figure of laser molding technology.
Since then, the company in the molding process, quality key technology breakthroughs, successful prototyping and manufacturing of nuclear power precision Billet sample, has mastered and completed the Heavy Metal component batch industrialization large-scale equipment system design and optimization.
December 2013, South Wind shares again issued a notice, the company intends to buy 1.92 billion yuan of special pipe fittings manufacturers ZTE equipment. ZTE Equipment's main business for the petrochemical, nuclear power, emerging chemicals, coal-oil chemical and other energy engineering important devices to provide special fittings, products are the national large-scale petrochemical and nuclear power engineering important equipment indispensable key components.
South Wind shares also noted that the acquisition can accelerate the company's heavy metal 3D printing technology to promote the industrialization. In the 3D printing technology research and development, the metal component base material (special metal material) requirements are very high. ZTE Equipment over the years, in the development of special metal materials has accumulated strong experience, at the same time, ZTE's well-equipped customer base is expected to accelerate the southerly share 3D printing technology market expansion process.
2014, a series of South wind shares of the layout began to bite. South Wind shares announced the 2014-year Performance Express, last year, the company's revenue reached 818 million yuan, an increase of 100%, net profit of 111 million yuan, increased by 141% per cent.
medical field
Dickon pharmaceutical industry hand in West China hospital to develop 3D bio-printing
A few days ago, a bulletin of Dickon pharmaceutical industry has aroused widespread concern in the market. The company intends to lead the West China hospital involved in 3D bio-printing technology field.
3D Printing Consulting Agency WOHLERS2013 published a report that 2012, the 3D printing market average annual growth rate of 8.6%, the total output value of 2.204 billion U.S. dollars, and three years after the average annual growth rate of 27.4%. By 2019, the 3D print market will reach $6 billion trillion, and the market for medical applications will be 15.1%, which is expected to reach $1.9 billion trillion by 2025.
Breakthrough in domestic applications
At present, the application of 3D bio-printing technology in China also has a breakthrough.
Recently, Zhongshan Hospital affiliated to Fudan University announced that the Department of Cardiac surgery to apply the three-dimensional printing technology to the use of aortic valve replacement surgery (TAVI), successfully for a 77-year-old aortic valve Severe stenosis combined closure of patients with TAVI surgery planning and navigation for the first time in the country.
It is reported that the hospital heart surgery deputy chief physician Lai only time-consuming 1 hours that the successful completion of Tavi surgery, the patient X-ray exposure time than previously shortened by half, contrast agent dosage reduced by 1/3, intraoperative and postoperative vital signs are very smooth, the review showed that the prosthetic valve positioning accurate, normal work. According to the above topic Group's head, Professor Mitral, 3D printing is a revolutionary new technology in recent years, in the field of medical applications, has been in orthopedics, dentistry and other major clinical use, but in the application of cardiac surgery has just started, only a very few cases abroad.
According to the Daily economic news reporter, Zhongshan Hospital heart surgery Minimally invasive team since 2014 to explore the feasibility of Tavi surgery fusion 3D printing technology. The difference between Tavi surgery and conventional thoracotomy is that doctors are unable to look at the full picture of the heart during surgery, and at present they can only view the two-dimensional effect through CT, MRI, and heart examination, and it is even more impossible to open the heart to observe its interior nuances. The difficulty is that the surgeon should carefully study and calculate the patient's heart and aorta image data before surgery, two times to build three-dimensional effect, and accordingly in the operation of the selection of the appropriate prosthetic valve model, to determine the DSA ball tube projection angle, planning the catheter into the line, to determine valve release position, there is a certain risk.
and 3D printing technology can solve the above problems, the doctor only need to collect high-resolution CT and heart super two-dimensional image, you can print a lifelike heart model, and to develop a more detailed and meticulous surgery plan, can be simulated before operation, to a certain extent to circumvent the risk of surgery.
Professor Dai Karki, orthopedic director of Huaxi Hospital, said at present, the application of 3D printing technology in the medical profession is mainly embodied in three aspects: first, the medical devices that need not be left in the body, including medical model, diagnosis and treatment equipment, rehabilitation accessory, prosthesis, hearing aid, dental Department, surgical guide plate and so on , cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy, bioceramic and polymer materials, through 3D printing of bones, cartilage, joints, teeth and other products, through surgery implanted human body; The third is the 3D biological printing, that is, the use of cells and growth factors of "biological ink", combined with other materials to print out products, in vitro and in vivo cultivation, form an organizational structure with physiological functions. Once successful, the 13 D bio-printing technology is expected to solve the global problem of inadequate transplant organs.
3D bio-printing still faces technical challenges
It is understood that 3D bio-printing is to use from the body's own collection of physiological and pathological information to construct a digital template, the application of the human system to adapt to the material directly printed out configuration flexible personalized products. At present, the technology and materials and other factors have not been limited to promote, the world are actively planning 3D bio-printing research and development and industrialization. At present, 3D Bio-printing technology is still in the initial stage, mainly used in the skull, teeth, artificial ear, organ model production. At home and abroad, there have been some successful cases of ear, bone, heart and other organ printing, and the success of clinical trials has been achieved.
Recently, the A-share listed companies di Kang pharmaceutical industry to sniff the business opportunities, take the lead in it.
Dickon Pharmaceutical Industry recently issued a bulletin showed that the company's subsidiary division of Sichuan Connaught Biotech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the British Connaught Biological) to invest in the establishment of 3D bio-printing industrial base, the initial investment of the project does not exceed 50 million yuan. January 15, the Anglo-Biotech and the Huaxi Hospital of Sichuan University signed the Strategic cooperation Framework Agreement on Project development cooperation. The two sides work together for the development of 3D bio-printing industry to implement strategic cooperation, by the Dickon pharmaceutical investment to start 3D Bio-print product research and development projects; Huaxi Hospital to the necessary academic and technical team, Space equipment resources support, in the enterprise project funds to implement the application research and development. The two sides will be "regeneration and reconstruction of 3D printing" as the theme, batch by step selection, contract specific research and development projects, to carry out the clinical application of products-oriented engineering and technical strategic cooperation.
Daily economic news reporter learned that Sichuan Huaxi Hospital in the medical field of application of 3D printing technology has been successful experience. Liu, a professional professor of orthopaedic spine surgery in the hospital, uses 3D printing technology for a patient with multiple segmental cervical intervertebral disc herniation with vertebral canal stenosis, a single open cervical vertebral canal enlargement was performed. November 2014, the Institute of Vascular Surgery and the University of Sichuan Regenerative Medicine Research Center, the use of 3D printing technology to complete peri-operative evaluation and successfully performed the endovascular repair of the abdominal aortic aneurysm (EVAR) in elderly patients with a complex tumor of the abdominal aortic aneurysm.
It is noteworthy that the Sichuan Regenerative Medicine Research Center Professor Kangyukian, is the country's first "thousand People plan" national distinguished experts, in the international is to introduce the printing technology into the regenerative medicine field to engage in 3D bio-printing technology research leader. Kangyukian's research team carries out biological printing of heart and blood vessels that, if successful, can mimic certain functions of the heart and can be applied to medical care.
Although the 3D bio-printing technology has achieved good results, but there are still some technical problems to be solved. "Daily economic news" reporter learned that 3D bio-printing in the field of regenerative medicine, there are two unsolved problems: first, the personalized printer, the accuracy of the full compliance with human organ requirements of the printer has not yet appeared; second, the biological material, that is, the traditional sense of the printer "ink" has not been out of technical restrictions.
Professor Kangyukian has also said that even if printers and "ink" problems have been broken, given the complexity of human structure, how to make the printed live cells to maintain long-term vitality, how to create micro-environment to make its long-term growth is also a difficult problem. The current research is mostly in the "mechanical organ" printing, because the lack of biological materials, the printed organ is only a model, does not have the function of human organs.