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2015 International Conference on Computational Intelligence and Communication Networks

An Online 3D Printing Portal for General and Medical Fields1

Muhammad Umair Wan Seok Kim


University of Science and Technology (UST) University of Science and Technology (UST)
Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute
(ETRI) (ETRI)
Daejeon, South Korea Daejeon, South Korea
umair@etri.re.kr wskim@etri.re.kr

Abstract—As 3D printing technology is revolutionizing From 3D printed brain surgery [5], heart disease treatment
manufacturing and other industries, many organizations have using 3D printed model [6], 3D printed jaw implant [7] and
come up with their online 3D printing service platforms and prosthetic 3D printed limb [8] to 3D printed heel bone [9],
3D medical solutions. In this paper we present our own 3D 3D printing has already saved tons of lives. Engineers at
printing portal which allows users to create, buy, sell and print Group T [15] have already created the world’s first 3D
3D products. The portal also serves as crowd funding and printed race car, Areion in 2012. NASA engineers have
social networking platform for 3D printing community. tested a 3D printed rocket engine injector [16] and it is also
Moreover our proposed portal also provides 3D printing going to setup a mini 3D printing factory at the international
medical solutions developed by participating organizations in
space station [19]. Yahoo in Japan is teaching blind students
the fields of dentistry, orthopedics, rehabilitation and surgery.
how to search the web using a machine, hands on search [17].
Keywords-component; 3D printing portal; Medical 3D Project Ara by Google and 3D systems, a 3D printing
printing portal; 3D printing business model manufacturing company have teamed to build a
manufacturing system that can product customizable,
modular smartphones[18].
I. INTRODUCTION i.materialise [10] is a popular online 3D printing website,
Additive manufacturing commonly known as 3D printing where users can create, share and sell their 3D printed
is a practice of making three dimensional objects. It is a designs. Biomedical materialize [11] is providing patient
process by which digital 3D design data is used to build up specific healthcare solutions and innovating medical field by
objects of almost any shape and geometry in layers by executing complicated surgical solutions. Shapeways [12]
depositing materials [1]. and Thingiverse [13], Sculpteo [14], Tinkercard [20] and
3D printing received global attention as a third industrial Ponko [21] etc. are other online websites which lets users to
revolution after Economist published an article in April 2012 design, buy and sell 3D printed products. Makexyz [22] and
[2]. In the article, it was predicted that additive 3Dhubs [23] are the platforms which find 3D printing service
manufacturing will make things economically in smaller around user’s neighborhood and allow them to print their 3D
numbers, flexible with less labor inputs using new materials designs.
and completely automated manufacturing process using Given the wonders and applicability of 3D printing, we
smart software. 3D printing is fastest growing market these propose a 3D printing portal. Unlike existing platforms, our
days. According to a report published by Allied marketing portal not only allows users to create, buy, sell and print 3D
research, 3D printing market will reach $8.6 billion by products but it also serves as a crowd funding platform
2020[3]. According to another report published by Gartner where people can raise money for their 3D printing related
[4], 75 percent growth in worldwide shipments of 3D projects. The portal acts as social platform where people
printers was reported for 2014 and it set to double year over having similar interests can hold discussions and ask
year. questions on forums and blogs. The proposed portal also
3D printing technology has improved a lot since its leads to jobs creation for designers who are looking to get
invention its 1980, likewise 3D printing applications have hired and let people explore recent developments in 3D
also expanded not only covering manufacturing and printing industry, 3D printing materials, customizable
construction but also electronics, medical and other designs, 3D printing tutorials, 3D scanners and 3D printers.
industries. 3D printer can print almost anything ranging from Another key feature of our portal is that it is also a platform
jewelry, toys, gadgets, parts of jet engine to 3D printed house. where doctors and designers can find latest software such as
3D printing can do miracles in medical field. CT/MRI scan data to 3D model conversion tool, 3D editing
and simulation tools. Using our portal, patients can find
nearest 3D printing clinics and hospitals. Moreover our
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* This work was supported by the ICT R&D program of portal also hosts 3D medical solutions developed by other
MSIP/IITP. [B0101-14-1081, Development of ICT based software participating organizations working with us in this project in
platform and services technologies for medical 3D printing the field of dentistry, orthopedics, rehabilitation and surgery.
applications]

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DOI 10.1109/CICN.2015.62
Figure 1: Architecture of proposed 3D printing portal

II. 3D PRINTING PORTAL


Figure 1 shows the architecture of our 3D printing portal. mention price, categories, product description etc. and finally
The proposed portal contains selling and buying 3D printed list their products for sale. The designs will be visible to
designs and products, a crowd funding platform, an online everyone. People can make purchase and designers will be
3D printing service, community for designers, doctors and able to sell their 3D designs worldwide.
patients and information portal for patients, doctors, B. Buy
designers and newcomers. The operational phases of our
portal are described below. Buyers can use our portal to explore and select designs
and products from various categories. They can view 3D
A. Sell models, its description, price, comments and reviews. Finally
Our proposed portal is a selling platform for designers. they can make purchase of their selected 3D model or they
Designers with designs ready can open their shopping mall can also use our 3D printing service to get their 3D printed
on our portal. They can upload and publish their designs, product to be delivered at their home.

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C. 3D printing crowd fundraising Exploring four medical field section i.e. orthopedics,
Our 3D printing portal also supports crowd fundraising rehabilitation, surgery and dentistry contains procedures and
for products used in 3D printing process such as 3D printers, software for doctors to perform patient specific medical
3D scanners etc. People can come up with unique 3D operations. In the first step human medical data such as
printing project ideas, raise funds for their 3D printing CT/MRI scan is used to create human properties data which
projects and bring their ideas to life. is further edited and visualized as human 3D model.
Secondly, the patient’s 3D model is then used in 3D editing
D. 3D Printing
tool for patient specific measurements and analysis, custom
3D printing is an online 3D printing service for people implant designs and surgical guide designs. Virtual fitting
who want to bring their designs to real life using the power and simulation tools are then used for simulation of patient
of 3D printing. Users can either create their own 3D models specific implant. In the end, simulation, verification, and
or customize existing models. They can also hire a designer optimization of the model are performed.
to create a 3D model for them or purchase designs from our
Organizations we are working with are building
shopping mall. After the designs are uploaded, user is
software tools for above mentioned procedure in the fields
allowed to choose color, scale and printing material. Price is
calculated accordingly and 3D print is generated and finally of orthopedics, rehabilitation, dentistry and surgery. The
the 3D printed product is delivered at user’s home. software tools include 2D patient’s data to 3D model
conversion tool, 3D simulation and virtual shape fitting
E. Community development tool, Medical 3D CAD design platform tool,
Our proposed model for 3D printing community consists and Standard model based 3D simulation and treatment tool.
of designers, blogs, forums and help. For dentistry prototype abutment basic structure fabrication
x Designers are an important part of our community. module is being developed. Surgery include 3D printer
They are able to make design portfolios for finding based patient shoulder surgery software construction
3D design work. Other users can view their profiles, platform and software module for patient dedicated surgical
skills, reviews and projects etc. and are able to instruments manufacturing. Lastly, patient’s 3D printed foot
contact and hire them. insole manufacturing software and some other additional
x Blogs are used for writing stories for topics related software are to be developed as a part of this project. All of
to 3D printing for topics in general and medical 3D this software for orthopedics, rehabilitation, dentistry and
printing. It will not only help users to find useful surgery will listed on our portal and be available for
information but also motivate them to follow the download for designers and doctors.
recent trends in 3D printing industry.
x Forums and help section will allow users such as III. CONCLUSION AND FUTURE WORK
designers, doctors and patients to socialize to have In this paper we presented a 3D printing portal
discussions on topics of common interests and help architecture for general and medical fields. The portal covers
each other on different issues. all the features of existing 3D printing portals and integrates
F. Medical 3D Printing medical portal with general category portal and suggests new
features such as finding nearby clinics and hospitals for
Medical 3D printing section of our proposed portal benefits
patients, 3D medical software for orthopedics, rehabilitation,
doctors, patients, medical 3D model designers, hospitals, surgery and dentistry, 3D medical printing tutorials and
clinics, medical software developing companies, medical surgical procedure guide for designers and doctors, 3D
3D printing materials companies and medical 3D printing printing materials and equipment information and 3D
equipment manufacturing companies. printing crowd funding platform. Our proposed portal acts as
Patients can use our platform to find information about a one stop platform not only for general user audience but
3D medical treatment. They can also use our nearby 3D also for doctors, patients, medical 3D model designers,
printing clinics service to locate nearby clinics and hospitals hospitals, clinics, medical software developing companies,
on map and find contact information of nearby doctors, medical 3D printing materials companies, medical 3D
clinics and hospitals. Medical 3D printing news service gets printing equipment manufacturing companies
the latest 3D medical related news on recent wonders and In future we intend to further improve this portal by
developments in medical 3D industry for patients, doctors, adding new features specifically related to medical 3D
designers. 3D printing manufacturing companies can list printing related field.
their 3D printers, 3D scanners and 3D printing materials
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