Providing Engineering Students with 3D Printing Experience

Therefore, engineering schools should provide undergraduate students with access to and an experience in 3D printing

3D printing is now the norm for the early stages of product development

Knowledge of basic 3D printing is expected by employers

Facilitated by New, Low-Cost, High-Quality 3D Printers

2,900 USD

Our department just bought 8 of these

3D Print Exercise“Design and print an enclosure for a flash drive”

Class size for this exercise is 210 students

Bare flash drive

Sample enclosures

We also have high-end printing on campusObjet 260 Printer• Multi-material

• Hard and flexible in one print

• Multiple colors

• High accuracy• <1 mm resolution

• Large volume• 250x250x250

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Airway model with stiff bones and soft tissue

Rigid, clear heart model Printed mold, withsilicone molded part

University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center