{"id":122498,"date":"2020-07-10T12:59:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T22:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=122498"},"modified":"2020-07-10T12:59:39","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T22:59:39","slug":"engineering-3d-metal-printer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/07\/10\/engineering-3d-metal-printer\/","title":{"rendered":"3D<\/abbr> metal printer keeps College of Engineering on the cutting edge"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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Through a partnership with the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNS<\/abbr>), University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa College of Engineering<\/a> students and faculty have a state-of-the-art 3D<\/abbr> metal printer at their fingertips.<\/p>\n

The College of Engineering and PHNS<\/abbr> will jointly utilize the Markforged Metal X 3D<\/abbr> printer, valued at roughly $250,000 and purchased by Naval Sea Systems Command, for educational and research purposes.<\/p>\n

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Once in operation, the machine will be able to service a variety of needs for both organizations. Engineering students and faculty will be able to fabricate custom small metal parts for research and components for senior design projects. PHNS<\/abbr> personnel can manufacture replacement parts, especially those that have long lead times or are obsolete, such as metal flanges, valves, brackets and filter housings.<\/p>\n

“This new 3D<\/abbr> metal printer will greatly expand our current collective 3D<\/abbr> printing capabilities and design space that will create more opportunities for the college that currently do not exist,” said Marvin Young<\/strong>, adjunct professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department<\/a> (ME<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n

Partnership<\/h2>\n

In 2018, the two parties entered into a three-year education partnership agreement, allowing both organizations to collaborate on projects of mutual interest. The partnership kicked off with the development of a student internship course, currently run as one section of ME<\/abbr> 491, which allows students to build real-world engineering experience by tackling real projects alongside professionals at PHNS<\/abbr> as mentors. During the development of the course, the idea of obtaining the printer was floated, and after continued discussion, a plan was put in place to make it a reality.<\/p>\n

For PHNS<\/abbr>, the collaboration will allow its personnel to develop new technologies for greater efficiency at the facility, while accessing a significant knowledge base through interaction with engineering faculty and students.<\/p>\n

The printer will be housed at 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa in the Engineering Machine Shop and will be fully operational at the beginning of fall 2020.<\/p>\n

—By Kimberly Perez Hults<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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