Here is a presentation about 3D printing and circular economy. With these slides, Wiithaa wants to highlight the different opportunites to make our economies more circular, resilient and local.

1. How can
3D printing
make the
economy more
circular ?

2. What’s the
Circular Economy?

3. What’s the
circular
economy ?
What’stheCircularEconomy/EllenMacArthurFondation
See our presentation

4. What is
3D printing ?

5. 3D printing is an additive process,
where successive layers of material are laid down in different shapes.
After creating the form on a computer, the printer makes the form the same way the
traditionnal printer prints on a regular sheet of paper.
What is
3D printing ?

6. How does it work?

7. The printing is made
layer by layer
*there are other processes but we won’t talk about them here

8. Any object can be created on a
computer, and then be shared
and printed anywhere.
A preview of Thingiverse

9. One printer can make
an entire object*
Open Reflex by Léo Marius
*here only the lense part was not printed.

10. The printing can be made in plastic, cement,
gypsum, ceramic, metal, carbon fiber, sugar...
(the list is still growing...)
plastic cement
Voronoi Vase by Dizingof Lunar base printing by NASA

11. "The Hidden" a vase printed in 3D - photo Reuters
How can
3D printing
make
the economy
more circular?
(in other words, using less energy
without generating waste)

12. The printing is made
layer by layer
Only what’s necessary
is printed.
3D printing enables
«zero waste»
production from the
beginning.

13. «3D printing gives us the ability
to build layer by layer, it even
gives us the ability to think
about putting a layer of one
material, a layer of another
material, like Nature does.»
Janyne Benyus - founder of Biomimicry 3.8

14. Any object can be created on a
computer, and then be shared
and printed anywhere.
No more warehouse
and transportation cost.

15. Open Reflex par Léo Marius
It requires
less ressources.
One printer can make
an entire object*

16. There will be more and more
local and biosourced filaments
(no oil, no water needed to make the filament)
The Seaweed filament is exclusively based on black seaweed.

17. Reusing material will be much easier.
Endless by Dirk Vander Kooij.
Furniture printed with recovered plastics from old refrigerators

18. What can it change
for business?

19. Dentelle by Samuel Bernier
Instead of selling an object,
a designer or a brand will sell
its printing plans.

20. Dentelle by Samuel Bernier
- no more transportation
- production on demand
Instead of selling an object,
a designer or a brand will sell
its printing plans.

21. A brand can print a
personnalised product.
In the US, Nike or New Balance print on demand & personalized soles for their athlete shoes.

22. - production on demand
- personnalised product
In the US, Nike or New Balance print on demand & personalized soles for their athlete shoes.
A brand can print a
personnalised product.

23. In workshops, people will be able
to fix their objects by printing the
missing or broken part.
In Leroy Merlin Angers, the Atelier enables their customers to fix their objects.In Leroy Merlin Angers, the Atelier enables their customers to fix their objects.In Leroy Merlin Angers, the Atelier enables their customers to fix their objects.

24. - fixing stuff is easier
- reduce waste
In workshops, people will be able
to fix their objects by printing the
missing or broken part.
In Leroy Merlin Angers, the Atelier enables their customers to fix their objects.In Leroy Merlin Angers, the Atelier enables their customers to fix their objects.In Leroy Merlin Angers, the Atelier enables their customers to fix their objects.

25. In a garage, instead of ordering a
new piece, a mechanic will print
the necessary parts.
OSVehicle enables anyone to create a car in 45 minutes with many 3D printed pieces.

26. - no warehouse
- no transportation
- production on demand
In a garage, instead of ordering a
new piece, a mechanic will print
the necessary parts.
OSVehicle enables anyone to create a car in 45 minutes with many 3D printed pieces.

27. Brands will rethink
their products and business
models to enable easier hacking
and fixing with 3D printing.
Brands could give their 3D printing plans to enable their
customers to print the fragile pieces.

28. - easy fixing
- possible ending for
planned obsolescence
Brands will rethink
their products and business
models to enable easier hacking
and fixing with 3D printing.
Brands could give their 3D printing plans to enable their
customers to print the fragile pieces.

29. It’s just the beginning...
«In that printer, let’s make sure we
put some aqueous chemistry which is
what Life does. We are all going to
be using nanoparticles as those in
our print cartridges.
Life is nanoparticles all the time.
Nature was nanoparticles before
nano was cool.
Janyne Benyus - fondatrice de Biomimicry 3.8

30. To sum up,
3D printing opens new opportunities...

31. economical
opportunities
No more
transportation
or warehouse
costs
Photo:StoryvillegirlsurFlickr

32. economical
opportunities
Better local
resilience
ResilienceSurvey-YSConline
Resilience is the ability of an ecosystem
to adapt itself in case of catastrophic
event (climate, energy...).

33. environmental
opportunities
Energy
saving

34. Raw materials
savings
environmental
opportunities
A 3D printer fixed up a 2D printer - impression-3D.com
The broken part...
is created in 3D... and then printed.

35. Easier
biomimetic
conception
environmental
opportunities
Photo:sebmussurFlickr
Scientifics are now able to print a very
resistant foam based on the structure
of the tucan beak !

36. A TechShop in San Francisco
Activity
relocation
social
opportunities

37. An Open Bidouille Camp in Brest (open hardware event for everyone)
New
skills
social
opportunities

38. To go further...
Janine Benyus at the Circular Economy 100 Annual Summit
A field manual for re-designing a regenerative economy -
Ellen MacArthur Foundation

39. Waste in general
New revenues
Social and environmental
positive impactsL e r é s e a u d e l ’ u p c y c l i n g
Wiithaa, the upcycling network
Wiithaa help companies dealing with waste
thanks to design thinking, methodology and toolkit.
By transforming a cost in new economic, social and environmental opportunities,
we enable companies to integrate the circular economy in their business.

40. Together,
let’s make the
circular
economy real
Nicolas Buttin
nicolas@wiithaa.com
Brieuc Saffré
brieuc@wiithaa.com