Providing Engineering Students with 3D Printing Experience Therefore, engineering schools should provide undergraduate students with access to and an experience in 3D printing 3D printing is now the norm for the early stages of product development Knowledge of basic 3D printing is expected by employers

Facilitated by New, Low-Cost, High-Quality 3D Printers 2,900 USD Our department just bought 8 of these

3D Print Exercise “Design and print an enclosure for a flash drive” Class size for this exercise is 210 students Bare flash drive Sample enclosures

We also have high-end printing on campus Objet 260 Printer Multi-material Hard and flexible in one print Multiple colors High accuracy <1 mm resolution Large volume 250x250x250 mm Airway model with stiff bones and soft tissue Rigid, clear heart model Printed mold, with silicone molded part University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center