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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...

This 21-page module, provided T.E.A.M.: Technician Education in Additive Manufacturing, illustrates concepts related to polymer properties in 3D printing. The module includes lecture materials, demonstrations, and activities related to the topic. A table of contents and the following sections are...

This 10-page resource provided by T.E.A.M.: Technician Education in Additive Manufacturing includes information on a materials recycling activity. "This module introduces concepts of material processing (called pulping) used in recycling paper to create pulp out of post-consumer paper products." The...

These presentation slides created by Kim Grady and Mel Cossette provide information on materials recycling. The slides provide a blank KWLD chart, an image of recyclable materials, information on composites, and images of pulping equipment and the pulping process. 

These presentation slides, created by Gary Coykendall, provide information about materials used in additive manufacturing. Topics covered in the presentation include types of materials, properties, processes, and uses. Process include Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Selective Layer Sintering...

This 1-page resource from Somerset Community College provides a recommended list of equipment to set up a basic additive manufacturing (3D printing) lab in a middle or high school. Needed training components are also listed. This PDF resource is available free for download.