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Rapid Prototyping Laboratory
The Ford Concurrent Design and Manufacturing Laboratory was funded with a $750,000 gift from the Ford Motor Company. It provides undergraduate and graduate students access to some of the most up-to-date manufacturing technologies currently in use, which are rarely found in an academic laboratory.
Technologies available include three advanced rapid-prototyping systems: an Objet Eden 350 printer; a 3-D Systems Viper Si Stereolithography Apparatus (SLA); and a Stratasys Fused Deposition Method (FDM) system. Also included are a Cincinnati three-axis machining center and a turning center, and vacuum forming equipment to produce fully functional parts from rapid prototyped models. The combination of CAD modeling using Pro/Engineer software coupled with the creation of real physical parts provides an extremely rich design learning experience.
For additional information contact Robert E. Coverdill or visit the Ford Lab intranet system.