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This report, written by Eric Wooldridge of Somerset Community College, explores low-cost additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, and discusses the benefits for start-up and small manufacturing businesses that implement AM. This project contains five case studies, complete with data, images, and...

This 21-page module, provided T.E.A.M.: Technician Education in Additive Manufacturing, illustrates concepts related to polymer properties in 3D printing. The module includes lecture materials, demonstrations, and activities related to the topic. A table of contents and the following sections are...

This 10-page resource provided by T.E.A.M.: Technician Education in Additive Manufacturing includes information on a materials recycling activity. "This module introduces concepts of material processing (called pulping) used in recycling paper to create pulp out of post-consumer paper products." The...

These presentation slides created by Kim Grady and Mel Cossette provide information on materials recycling. The slides provide a blank KWLD chart, an image of recyclable materials, information on composites, and images of pulping equipment and the pulping process. 

These presentation slides, created by Gary Coykendall, provide information about materials used in additive manufacturing. Topics covered in the presentation include types of materials, properties, processes, and uses. Process include Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), Selective Layer Sintering...

This 1-page resource from Somerset Community College provides a recommended list of equipment to set up a basic additive manufacturing (3D printing) lab in a middle or high school. Needed training components are also listed. This PDF resource is available free for download. 

This video workshop, published by Motlow State Community College, is part of an eight-video series from the SMARTT Project. The video provides two presentations on additive manufacturing from PhD candidates at Tennessee Technological University. The first presentation is led by Ankit Gupta. Gupta...

This video workshop, published by Motlow State Community College and led by Dr. Rupinder Singh, is part of an eight-video series from the SMARTT Project. In the video, Singh outlines the National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research Chandigarh's modification of and advancements in...

This webpage, created by the National Institutes of Health, provides models for 3D printing that are related to biomedical science. These models are 3D printer compatible and scientifically accurate or medically applicable. Visitors to the webpage can browse different models via the four model...

This TED talk from Anthony Atala, the director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, demonstrates an early-stage experiment that uses 3D printing technology to print a transplantable kidney. In the video, Anthony introduces a major health crisis, the shortage of organs, by...