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3D Youngstown State University Advances Additive
Things for casting,” says MacDonald. “We’re inter- secting disciplines—met- allurgy, mechanical and electrical—and making it possible to collect data, that until now, wasn’t pos- sible in an age-old indus- try invented thousands of years ago.
MacDonald explains
that disposable microelec-
tronics in the form of
Bluetooth sensor systems,
buried within cores, col-
lect data during the pour.
While the electronics do
not survive beyond sever-
al minutes because of the molten metal, during that brief time they are able to collect important information to understand better what occurs in the core during the pour. That is, temper- ature, pressure, humidity, acceleration, rotation and magnetic flux. The end game is to use the data for defect-free parts and processes, and to validate sophisticated computer modeling of the casting process.
Chris Barrett, YSU doctoral candidate and America Makes Innovation Factory Fellow.
Walker, who earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineer- ing at the University of Toledo, adds that other CIAM research projects will influence the bio- medical space. He explains that directed-energy deposi- tion, used to build complex layers, enables the insertion of microelectronics. These efforts are destined to result in “patient-specific smart implants and monitoring devices,” says Walker.
As for CIAM’s future, Con- ner says it will continue to ful- fill its mission to advance research, education, workforce
Ashley Martof, industry liaison, America Makes, and CIAM graduate.
development, and industry partnerships in additive. “CIAM is the focal point for additive-manufacturing activities as part of the College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math as well as the Advanced Manufacturing Research Center, which also includes robotics, metal casting and Internet of Things,” he says. “We will continue to draw upon these resources and seek collaborative projects with industry partners.” 3DMP
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3D Metal Printing Experience and Tech Tour attendees will interact directly with industry experts, evaluate the latest technology developments for 3D metal printing and learn about case-study applications for 3D metal printing. They’ll also participate in exclusive plant tours and view 3D metal-printing machines in action.
On the agenda are presentations by GE Additive, the Carnegie Mellon NextManufacturing Center, Concurrent Technologies Corp., and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
And, attendees will tour the GE Additive Customer Experience Center, home to 30 3D printers, including machines from Arcam, Concept Laser, ExOne, Stratasys and Cosine, as well as a complete machine shop; and the Carnegie Mellon NextManufacturing Center, home to printers from Optomec, EOS, Arcam, ExOne, Formlabs and Ultimaker. We’ll also tour the university’s maker space.
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