New Test Part The test part for this project is from one of our member’s senior design project. Our original proposal was to test the fixed hook end. Developments in the design project showed …
Spring 2019
SLS Mapping Ski/Hiking Trails – Project Update
Converting a Terrain Map into a 3D Printed Detailed Track First run: What We Learned We were able to create a printable model of a section of Jackson Hole Ski Trail. However, the model …
Limited Hand Dexterity Multi-tool : First Project Update
3D Printed Multi-tool for People with Limited Dexterity Our project is to create a multi-tool with a variety of functions. Since each individual tool can have a variety of sizes and designs, each member …
FFF Printing Failure Criteria: First Project Update
Summary of our progress so far Since the project proposal, 5 samples of each 15 degree grain orientation between 0 and 90 have been printed. These samples have been tested for their tensile failure, and …
Single Print Differential Gear Box – First Project Update
Project Proposal Change The initial project proposal called for the execution of a single print rubber band launching mechanism. After evaluating the goals of the ME514 course project, it was determined a different assembly …
Use of Additive Manufacturing for Mold Inserts in Injection Molding
Injection molding is one of the most used processes for mass producing plastic parts. It can produce complex parts with high dimensional stability within a few seconds/minutes. However, injection molding requires a high investment on …
Mini VAWT Optimization Update
DESIGN Initially, the four separate turbine blades were created in SolidWorks based on the parameters displayed in Table 1. Table 1: Blade design specifications The chord length to achieve the desired solidity was determined using …
Project Update – SLA Effects on Polymer Springs
Progress Report Overview of Current Progress An initial wave spring was printed following the direction of the initial project proposal. This was done with highly flexible material, resulting is a non-functional par. The support …
Project Update: Electronic Component Embedding in a FFF Printed Part
Recent advances in additive manufacturing has opened huge avenues for designers to focus its applications into different industries. Different ideas are being tried and tested [1], regarding incorporation of functionality of additive manufactured parts. Over …
Ice Bottle Update 1
Update Requirements: Execution of print trials and experiments proposed. Carefully document the results of what you proposed during the project proposal phase. This includes pictures, data, mechanical drawings, etc. Were your experiments successful? The first …