The 3D Printing Store in Denver, USA, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary, and The Colorado School of Mines are now collaborating on special projects and education with a focus on 3D printing. More specifically, the collaboration considers the advancement of technologies and skills to meet the growing requirements of the 3D printing industry, aiming to provide a bulk quantity of data and research for the additive manufacturing sector.
The 3D Printing Store will assist in speciality 3D print jobs on campus, visit the campus to provide seminars, offer internships, direct tours of the production facilities and contribute to The School of Mines’ research and expertise. There is already a high demand for more training and exposure to additive manufacturing among the students at the School of Mines.
Colorado School of Mines Mechanical Engineering Professor Douglas Van Bossuyt said: “The 3D Printing Store is going to provide a wonderful opportunity for our students to gain exposure to commercial 3D printing and Mines is going to provide the next generation of additive manufacturing-ready engineers for Colorado’s and America’s workforce.”
The 3D Printing Store Director of Social Media and Marketing Justin Finesilver stated: “This relationship will be mutually beneficial for both parties. The 3D Printing Store’s direct industry experience coupled with Mines’ world-class reputation in engineering will provide students and the industry with much needed data and platforms for new commercial technology. The projects that this relationship will create will advance 3D printing within Colorado and across the country.”
Van Bossuyt is working with mechanical engineering professors Jered Dean, Cameron Turner and Jenifer Blacklock on developing a curriculum for industrial additive manufacturing for the design parts to be 3D printed and for running the facilities.
