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3D Printing: Exploring Capabilities
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Samuels, Kyle; Flowers, Jim – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
As 3D printers become more affordable, schools are using them in increasing numbers. They fit well with the emphasis on product design in technology and engineering education, allowing students to create high-fidelity physical models to see and test different iterations in their product designs. They may also help students to "think in three…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Printing, Technology Education, Engineering Education
Learning through Plastic Filament Extrusion
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Orr, Taylor; Flowers, Jim – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2015
3D printing is becoming ever more popular in both the manufacturing world as well as in technology and engineering education classrooms all over the United States. 3D printing is an additive manufacturing process in which successive layers of material are built up to produce three-dimensional objects from computer-aided design (CAD) files, making…
Descriptors: Computer Peripherals, Printing, Plastics, Engineering Education