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This video from MatEdU and T.E.A.M. provides information on the creation of burn masks. Burn masks are used to keep skin grafts in place and are worn for about a year. In 2006 Harborview Medical Center contacted CIMMed for assistance with creating burn masks. President of CIMMed, Steve Kidd...

This video from MatEdU and T.E.A.M. provides a brief industry profile of additive manufacturing. The video includes a brief introduction to the additive process and shows different machines used in 3D printing. One machine shown uses fused deposition modeling (FDM) and another machine uses digital...

In this video Gary Coykendall discusses the creation of additive manufacturing standards and competencies. Standards organizations ASTM International and ISO developed additive manufacturing standards. MatEdU organized an education working committee to develop competencies to go with these...

Teachers' Domain presents this video as part of a series on advanced technological education. In the clip, students describe what is involved in rapid prototyping technology, including how three-dimensional models are produced. The video presents a student’s point of view on the educational...

This webpage, created by the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB), provides information about the three-dimensional structure of biological molecules, including proteins and nucleic acids. The RCSB is a member of the Worldwide Protein Database (PDB) and makes the PDB data...

This 2-page resource provides curriculum information for Somerset Community College's 3D Printing Technician- Level I certificate. The certificate prepares students to design for and apply 3D printing towards many basic applications. "Areas of study will incorporate a foundational understanding of...

This 2-page program overview provides information about Somerset Community College's Digital Printing technology (3D Printing) Certificate: 3D Printing Technician-Level I. The program overview includes program details, information about the 3D printing field, and the top ten fields where 3D printing...

These presentation slides, created by Gary Coykendall, provide information on reporting data for test specimens. Topics include intent, element requirements, materials and process reporting requirements, test and inspection reporting requirements, and report header requirement. An additive...

These presentation slides, created by Gary Coykendall, provide information about the .AMF file format. The presentation includes an overview of the industry standard .STL file format and then describes .AMF. Topics include general structure, geometry specification, restrictions on geometry, material...

In this 26-page report, Eric Wooldridge of KCTCS Additive Manufacturing Center of Excellence at Somerset Community College presents a Life Cycle Assessment of the environmental impacts of two different Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes: the conventional plastic injection molding (IM) and the use...