3D Technologies - a Decade of Progress and Experiences (3D Printing LIVE! Europe 2014)

A report based on our experiences working with 3D-technologies for the last decade as well as an overview of the changes that occurred and still may occur to production, research and design processes (and many other fields of work) by using 3D-technologies.

Hartmut Schwandt received the degree of apl. Professor of Mathematics from the Technical University of Berlin in 1998. He is working in the field of 3D applications, Nu¬merical Mathematics and Parallel Algorithms and is responsible for research projects on the areas of 3D rapid prototyping, 3D rapid manufacturing, computer mathematics, simulation models for traffic control. He is the head of the IT Department of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and head of the 3D Laboratory at the TU Berlin.

For ten years the 3D laboratory at the Technical University of Berlin has been developing applications in the fields of 3D scan, 3D print and 3D immersive (interactive) projection. The applications originate in many application fields like; mathematics and natural sciences, engineering sciences, medicine and medical technologies, geo sciences, archaeology, palaeontology, architecture, arts and design, museums etc. The 3D laboratory cooperates with research and other public institutions such as museums, as well as small and medium sized companies. Last but not least the laboratory contributes to the university teaching and provides knowledge transfer to its cooperation partners.