In this Additive Manufacturing virtual symposium, on Friday, November 6th, Mahmood Lahroodi and team have set up a morning of packed-sessions on what is happening in the world of advanced 3D printing. Here’s a look at tomorrow’s agenda:
You can join the event by clicking here starting at 9am Central time. Here are some of the advanced sessions you can join tomorrow for free:
- Introduction by Mahmood Lahroodi-CVTC
- Reviewing NSF-DREAM Website by Hans Mikelson-CVTC
- Advancements in Metal 3D Printers by Terry Cambron-Desktop Metal
- From Powder to Performance by Dr. Pradeep Bhattad-Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Entrepreneurial Mindset in AM by Rick and Sarah Heuer – Heuer Studios
- Metal 3D Printer by Ryan Prigge-Productivity
- Reverse Engineering using Additive Manufacturing by Joe Vydrzal
The symposium comes via the NSF-funded Developing Resources for Enhancing Additive Manufacturing (DREAM) project (#1902501). The project has two major goals:
- Prepare technicians for manufacturing and engineering through applied education of additive manufacturing processes and concepts.
- Increase the capacity of rural secondary teachers to provide instruction in additive manufacturing.
MatEdU News also will share some other project information on its sister site, AM News, under the TEAMM project. We have an upcoming post that goes deeper on the technician education aspects, including details on the five additive manufacturing modules that support the Manufacturing Engineering Technologist and Mechanical Design associate degree programs at Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC).
The modules cross over our work here in Materials Science and Education as well as more advanced topics in training technicians, such as, metal additive manufacturing, design principles, and quality assurance for digital manufacturing. The CVTC facility is also home to a new Fab Lab with a range of 3D printers (including thermoplastic, stereolithography, composite material, and metal 3D printers) and a 3D laser scanner.
You also can view their first symposium (August 2020) on Additive Manufacturing on YouTube.
The session that dives deeper into materials science is from Dr. Pradeep Bhattad, business development manager of ZEISS Additive Manufacturing Process and Control at ZEISS Industrial Quality Solutions. He also is collaborating with Oak Ridge National Lab’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility and will be sharing about the quality aspect of 3D printed parts (hint: That means materials). A recent article, Producing Additively Manufactured Parts, in Quality Magazine gives a glimpse into his talk on powder-based 3D printing.