Somerset Community College肯塔基州（AMCO雷电竞充值E）的（SCC）增材制造中心已获得第二次国家科学基金会Advanced Technological Education(NSF ATE) grant award for its Mobile Additive Manufacturing Platform (Mobile AMP).
The NSF ATE focuses on the education of technicians in high-technology fields. Its grant will be used to help the Mobile AMP project provide in-depth training for teachers in advanced design for 3D printing, in partnership with the田纳西技术大学(TTU).“在NSF资助的移动放大器项目的三年结束时，我们希望在肯塔基州和田纳西州如何教授和使用3D打印的方式达到180度，” AMCOE的专业工程师兼总监Eric Wooldridge教授解释说。。“这将向所有制造公司发出信号，表明这是将其先进制造工作的地方。”
“We have the technology and the people with the fundamental skills to make next-generation products that companies and consumers want, as well as homegrown startup innovations.”
The SCC Mobile Additive Manufacturing Platform
SCC’s Mobile AMP project aims to enhance the innovation and entrepreneurship infrastructure and aid the future workforces of both Tennessee and Kentucky. In order to do so, the institutions plan to train teachers, companies and students how to use high-end 3D printers and advanced design software.
Working with TTU, SCC will construct a trailer containing a mobile education system attached to a vehicle. This will enable the transportation of advanced additive manufacturing equipment to off-campus sites, where they can then be set up for teaching.
教育者可以通过移动AMP平台to get the equipment safely to schools and locations in potentially shorter times, while minimizing the risk of damage. Included in the mobile equipment will be 3D printing powder, resin, and metal sintering-based 3D printing systems. With this technology, SCC will provide hands-on training for students, teachers, and manufacturing professionals with advanced equipment and materials.
Using the NSF’s grant, SCC and TTU plan to provide further training with advanced design technologies, like generative design. Partnering with 3D software developerAutodesk, participants will therefore be trained in using the company’s entry-level 3D modeling softwareFusion 360。Students and teachers will also be trained in other additive manufacturing applications that could prove key to manufacturing future products.
Teaching educators in 3D printing
The Mobile AMP program is one of many programs internationally seeking to provide school-age children and teachers with knowledge of a developing 3D printing industry. In the UK,PrintLabhas created thePrintLab Classroom,providing lessons, teacher resources and online courses on 3D printing, as well as an在线认证培训课程for educators.
TheNational STEM Learning Centrebased at theUniversity of York，英国，也与learnbylayers, a provider of 3D printing educational resources, to run3D printing courses for primary and secondary school teachers。Preparing them to use and teach technology in the classroom, they provided teachers with all the basics of the technology.
台湾3D打印机制造商XYZprintingoffers aK-12 STEAM curriculumthat provides teachers with step-by-step instructions on how to use a 3D printer, and deliver engaging lessons with the technology. Educators also gain access to free software resources, and can upload their own 3D printing projects on XYZprinting’s Free Projects page.
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Featured image shows Eric Wooldridge explaining to students and Curtis Cash, SCC professor of Machine Tool Technology, how the OpenAdditive PANDA System operates. Photo via SSC.
