CSU’s 3D Printing Lab

David Prawel, Ph.D. CSU Mechanical Engineering

What is the I2P Lab?

A public-access facility

For innovation and rapid-cycle

product development

Using 3D printing & other

advanced manufacturing

technology

Watch video on how 3D Printing works

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_vloWVgf0o

Mission

Enhance Education

(industrial, workforce,

academic, STEM)

Enable Innovation

Accelerate Economic

Development

Expand R&D for local

companies

3D Printing in…

Apparel

• Apparel

• Construction

• Health/Exercise Science

• Interior Design

• Education

Interior Design 3D Printed Walls &

Buildings

Housing Development

3D Printing in Art

Sculpture

3D Printing in

Music

Watch person playing 3D printed violin

Watch person playing 3D printed flute

Fully-

functional

Guitar

Trumpet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU3AZmf6O7Ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlq5R84TlVw&feature=related

3D Printing in…

12th century Egyptian replica

Ancient statue

Chinese artifact

For example,

• History

• Communication

• Anthropology

3D Printing in… • Computing

• Biochemistry

• Biology

• Chemistry

• Physics

Molecules

Nano-devices

Labware

3D Printing in

Business • Entrepreneurship

• Marketing

• Finance & Real Estate

• Innovation

Real Estate Planning

Real Estate

New product prototyping

Marketing

3D Printing in

Natural Resources • Ecosystem Sciences

• Conservation

• Forest and Rangeland

• Geosciences

3D printed terrain model

Wood with tree rings

3D printed river basin

Crystals

3D Printing in… • Agricultural and Resource

Economics

• Animal Sciences

• Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management

• Horticulture and Landscape Architecture

Genomics and Molecular Biology

3D printed DNA

Tree models

Landscapes

3D printed meat

And We’re Empowering!…

3-Year Plan November-December 2012: prepare to open the lab in

Spring 2013 Purchase first 3D printer(s) (depending on level of funding)

Year 1 (2013): open the doors and start to grow

Winter 2013 - Receive and install first 3D Printer(s), supported by CSU IT and student hourly staff in Morgan Library

Spring 2013 – launch the lab – Open House, Demos, Fun Events!

Year 2 (2014): increase lab capabilities and user capacity

o Review usage stats from first year. If warranted, acquire additional 3D Printer(s) as needed to increase capability and student throughput. Explore whether there is sufficient impetus to acquire additional 3D Printer or a 3D scanner with UTFAB funds.

Year 3 (2014): more user growth – continue investing?

o Examine usage statistics to determine if the equipment and activity should be sustained.

Operations

Support/training by part-time Lab manager

plus multiple student hourly staff, CSU IT staff

Students trained and “approved”

Plan to support approximately 1,100 user visits

per year (~90/month, ~20/week) (estimated

through extensive research and interviews)

1¼ years of material proposed for 25%

insurance if greater usage than planned

o User fees buy additional material, maintenance

Performance Metrics

~40% of projects tracked

Cumulative

UTFAB Budget & I2P Funding

Original $59,900

o Objet 30 Pro Printer

o Maintenance (year 2)

o 1.25 years of supplies (in “bank”)

o Consumed approx. 30% of material stock to

date (~6 months)

Donations: $45,000 + Ultra printer (~$65,000)

Awarded CSU Core Facility Status and

Funding ($36,000)

David Prawel, PhD

Mechanical Engineering

david.prawel@colostate.edu

970-402-7776 (mobile)

970-491-4386 (office)

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Enhancing Education, Innovation

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FY14 Funding Request

Additional Objet Material $10,000

o To cover FY14 with reserve

New Materials for Ultra printer $18,000

Additional Afinia for library $1,500

Enclosures $5,000

Total FY14 Request $34,500