Lab Manual MMET 281 Manufacturing and Assembly Processes II Texas A&M University College of Engineering Prelab – 5 points Due in the box on Canvas as a PDF BEFORE the start of the lab or as a hard copy upon arriving at the lab (for live labs). Word Documents or Google Docs will not be accepted. Will not be accepted for grading later than 5 minutes after the start of the lab. Each individual student is required to completed a prelab for each lab. DO NOT email this to your lab instructor; Canvas PDF copies and in-person hard copy are the only ways it can be accepted. Hand-written copies will not be graded. Name: Jake Thompson Lab Section: 503 Lab Number: 10 Lab Name: FFF 3-D Print Testing 1. Summarize the objectives and purpose of the lab, using class material and your experiences. Simply copying the lab manual will result in zero points for this section. The goals and objectives of this lab aim to familiarize students with the process of 3-D printing. Students will start by learning how to set up the printer and the parameters. Also, to understand that parts must be preprocessed in a way for 3-D printing to be effective. Lastly, to test the properties of the part created and compare to the part created from injection molded. 2. Give an overview of the safety hazards present in this lab and what PPE is needed to mitigate these hazards. Some hazards in this lab include hot objects and moving parts. To avoid these hazards students will wear safety glasses, leather boots, long pants, and be aware of their surroundings and where they put their hands. 1 3. Do a few minutes of research on the manufacturing process we will be using in this lab and give a couple of interesting facts about it. - You can 3-D print just about any material, even materials like wood, gold, silver, and ceramics. In recent years we have even seen homes, clothes, and drones can be printed. - 3-D printing is widely used in the film industry for creating props quickly and easily. Some movies that have used 3-D printed props are The Hobbit, Jurassic Park, Avatar, and Avengers. - NASA is researching how to introduce 3D printing technology to space. They want to send robots to the moon instead of astronauts. The plastics most used in this situation are flexible and ductile and would only require spools of filament as a resupply. References Torbert, A. (2023, October 9). 8 interesting facts about 3D printing you might not know. Filamatrix. https://filamatrix.com/eight-interesting-facts-about-3d-printingyou-might-not know/?srsltid=AfmBOooxMcfyqylT0MC79FipyDOIwgWf6oE73rgpF8HjiENH5F b9Hj98 2
