Additive Manufacturing Process and Reverse Engineering

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The study and application of rapid prototyping technologies in design and manufacturing. I E 307 Additive Manufacturing Process and Reverse Engineering (3) Speed to market is an essential element of competitiveness. New manufacturing technologies, driven by CAD, such as Additive Manufacturing (AM), Rapid Tooling (RT), and Reverse Engineering are making it possible for companies to significantly cut design and manufacturing cycles times. This course will explore these new manufacturing technologies, study the basic processes and their role in the design and manufacturing cycle, and provide hands on experience with these processes. Students will be able to use process models, characteristics and capabilities of specific AM processes such as Stereo Lithography Process, Fused Deposition Modeling, Selective Laser Sintering, Electron Beam Melting, and 3-D Printing to compare different processes. The students will study the use of these processes for Rapid Tooling applications for sand casting, investment casting, and injection molding. The students will be able to describe the role of CAD and Reverse Engineering in providing the data needed and current technological challenges for AM. The students will be able to develop cost models for the processes to evaluate the production economics. Students will gain hands on experience with the processes and reverse engineering through the laboratory component.