Project Summary: This project involves designing a box to hold dental retainers in a dishwasher. This is related to two group members’ capstone project, which is testing different materials for a dishwasher-safe retainer. This box …
Spring 2019
PROJECT UPDATE – FRICTION SURFACING OF SS 304L
Our objective for this project is to achieve successful deposition of Stainless Steel 304L on the same material. Based on previous studies, and considering force limitations of the HAAS Model TM-1 “Tool Room Mill” machine …
Ice Bottle
Explanation: The idea is to make a bottle out of ice. The bottle will be made in three steps. First, the inner mold is screwed into the outer mold. Water is poured into the gap …
Optimizing Strength of FFF Parts
Introduction: One of the largest downsides to fused deposition modeling (FDM) is the poor mechanical properties of printed parts. Due to the layer-wise process used to build a part, the final product is likely to …
Proposal to Research Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Drone Frame using CLIP Technology
Brief explanation of Project and Objective First invented and applied during WWII, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) nowadays have a wide range of military and civil applications. The applications range from agricultural surveillance, meteorological data …
SLS Mapping – Ski/Hiking Trails
Background Topographic maps usually use contour lines to represent the amount of variation in elevation and slope in a particular area. However, contour lines are not a particularly intuitive method of representation for such variations. …
Use of Additive Manufacturing for Mold Inserts in Injection Molding
Additive tooling is the process of using a 3D printed part for tooling purposes. For this project, the 3D printed part will be used to manufacture injection molded parts. While additive tooling has many restrictions …
Electronic Component Embedding in a FFF Printed Part
Abstract Wearable medical devices are becoming more and more important in today’s society such that patients are not required to have extended stays in hospitals or have to carry around large medical equipment with them …
Polycarbonate Enclosure for Dishwasher-Safe Retainers
Project Overview This project is a complimentary design to two of our group members’ capstone project, using different polymers to create dishwasher safe retainers. This project will be an enclosure, that is also dishwasher safe, …
iPhone 7 Case Optimization
Explanation: For our project, we have decided to optimize the design and 3D printing of an iPhone 7 case that maintains a balance of protection of the device and grip for the user. We feel …