Download - Augment it! Wear it! Print it! New Technologies for Today's Libraries (Rick Anderson)

3-D Printing in One Research Library

Rick AndersonAssociate Dean for Scholarly Resources & Collections

J. Willard Marriott Library

What we’ve got

NextEngine 3D laser scanner ProJect 160 (powder-based) x1 LulzBot Taz 4 (plastic) x2 MakerBot 5th Generation (plastic) x1


Pricing

Powder printing $5/cubic inch Epsom salt solution = free ColorBond = $5/cubic inch

Plastic printing $3 setup fee 4¢ per gram 50¢ per hour of print time


Who’s using it?

Fine Arts & Architecture Engineering School of Medicine Math Business Chemistry


Less fun issues

Intellectual property Data files

Keep? Share? Differential policies?


For more info. . .

http://lib.utah.edu/services/knowledge-commons/3d-printing.php

Download - Augment it! Wear it! Print it! New Technologies for Today's Libraries (Rick Anderson)

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