Exhibit title- How can you print your ideas in 3D?
Abstract-
Why settle for printing pictures of your new ideas, when you can print them physically in 3D? At this booth, participants will get a chance to interact with 3D Printing technology.
Starting from a three-dimensional computer drawing, a 3D Printer creates objects by depositing material for the part one cross-sectional layer at a time. The technology is primarily used to help engineers to quickly create prototypes of new products that they are designing. In addition on improving these machines to enable them to make end-use parts from metal, researchers are trying to create smaller scale 3Dprinters that could fit on your desk at home!
Visitors will be able to see this technology in action! A desktop 3D Printer will be on display (a Fab@Home machine, video avialable here and will be creating objects out of fun materials like cake frosting, cheez whiz, and clay. Examples of parts made by other types of 3D printers will also be on display for visitors to interact with.
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Dr. Williams is an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech with a joint appointment in the Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Education departments. The construction of the Fab@Home machine on display at KTU has been funded by a grant sponsored by the Virginia Tech Arts Initiative. Through this project, the team is integrating the Fab@Home system into schools to provide a context for teaching students basic math, science, and engineering principles. When not at KTU, the Fab@Home machine is on display at the Kent Square Experiential Gallery. To learn more
about this project, and some of Dr. Williams's other research projects, please visit: http://www.me.vt.edu/dreams/
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