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These presentation slides, created by Gary Coykendall, provide definitions for additive manufacturing terminology. Terms defined include build platform, build service, machine coordinate system, and part orientation. Images are provided to demonstrate build orientation. These presentation slides are...

These presentation slides, from Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP), address the seventh grade science curriculum developed by the AMP-IT-UP partnership between the Georgia Institute of Technology (GT) and the Griffin-Spalding County School System...

This case study describes how the Additive Manufacturing (AM) department at Somerset Community College collaborated with a regional beef farmer facing broken machinery during the peak hay harvesting season. By implementing 3D printing, the farmer was able to design and produce replacement parts for...

This case study presents American Woodwork Corporation (AWC), an established mass-produced furnishings and cabinetry company that is looking to innovate and optimize their operations. With assistance from the Additive Manufacturing (AM) department at Somerset Community College, AWC was able to...

These presentation slides, from Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP), provide an outline of the science modules implemented in sixth grade classrooms at Griffin-Spalding Schools as a result of the AMP-IT-UP partnership between the Georgia Institute of...

These presentation slides from Advanced Manufacturing and Prototyping Integrated to Unlock Potential (AMP-IT-UP) provide an outline of the science modules implemented in eighth grade classrooms in the Griffin-Spalding County School System as a result of the AMP-IT-UP partnership between the Georgia...

This 42-page resource from the STEM Guitar Project provides instructions for building an electric guitar from a kit of parts. The resource is a step-by-step process divided into the following sections: a list of parts, Preparing the Body for Finishing, Finishing the Body, Designing the Headstock,...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV deals with biotechnology, video game design, and rapid prototyping. It can be viewed whole or in three segments: "Biotechnology Student Marina Watanabe on Why She Chose to Attend...

Blender is a public project that provides free and open source code software for 3D printing projects. It "supports the entirety of the 3D pipeline--modeling, rigging, animation, simulation, rendering, compositing and motion tracking, even video editing and game greation." Blender can be used on...

This case study describes how the Additive Manufacturing (AM) department at Somerset Community College collaborated with a small business struggling to compete in the weapons accessories industry. Implementing additive manufacturing methods helped Bullpup Unlimited quickly move through the prototype...