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This podcast episode, published by the Center for Occupational Research and Development, is part of a series that covers issues and topics on technician development. In this episode, Sarah Boisvert, Founder and CEO of Fab Lab Hub and Co-founder of the New Collar Network, discusses digital skills for...

This podcast episode, published by the Center for Occupational Research and Development, is part of a series that covers issues and topics on technician development. In this episode, Eric Wooldridge talks about the creation of a curricula in additive manufacturing and 3D printing for Somerset...

These documents from MatEd provide materials needed to teach a Fused Deposition Modeling ​(FDM) Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals Orientation course. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify manufactured projects or products that are compatible for production on FDM Machines,...

This video was presented at a TEDYouth conference in 2015 and features the fashion designer Danit Peleg. In the video, Peleg discusses how her fashion school project turned into a collection of 3D-printed designs. Her discussion includes how she learned about 3D printing, the filament she uses to...

This case study describes the Additive Manufacturing (AM) department at Somerset Community College's collaboration with the Fultons, a husband and wife team looking to produce an essential oil product. The Fultons faced high financial cost and a time-intensive process to engineer this product. The...

This case study presents Hearthside Food Solutions, a global baked goods producer, confronted with the challenge of having machinery that needs frequent maintenance and repair, which increases operational costs and decreases productivity. The Additive Manufacturing (AM) department at Somerset...

This paper, from Frank S. Cheng and Xiaoting Chen from the Engineering and Technology Department of Central Michigan University, covers the integration of 3D vision measurements into industrial robot applications. Topics covered include 3D binocular stereo vision and calibration, robot hand-eye...

These presentation slides were created by Gary Coykendall and provide information on additive manufacturing and standard terminology. Definitions and advantages of additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping are provided. Also included are additional terms and diagrams for 3D printing, SLA - ...

This TED talk from Lisa Harouni, the Co-Founder of Digital Forming, an additive manufacturing company, covers additive manufacturing, or 3D printing. Lisa gives an introduction to the technology of 3D printing, the data involved, as well as an overview of the possibilities associated with the...

This report, written by Eric Wooldridge of Somerset Community College, explores low-cost additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, and discusses the benefits for start-up and small manufacturing businesses that implement AM. This project contains five case studies, complete with data, images, and...