POLYMER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Senior standing and ( M E 310 or 313), graduate/professional standing, member of Engineering Guest Students, or declared in Capstone Certificate in Polymer Processing and Manufacturing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Summer 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare the different additive manufacturing (AM) techniques and identify their strengths and weaknesses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify the key components and underlying principles of AM processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the latest developments and critical challenges of AM Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate literature and/or news articles to assess the potential and maturity level of AM applications or technologies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use a 3D printer to produce a part from 3D model data Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Select the appropriate AM technology for specific product requirements Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify key principles of design for AM Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Recite the latest developments as presented in the archival journals in the field, such as the Journal of Additive Manufacturing Audience: Graduate 9. Explain the transport phenomena equations to model the underlying physics that control additive manufacturing techniques Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Compare the different additive manufacturing (AM) techniques and identify their strengths and weaknesses Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 2. Identify the key components and underlying principles of AM processes Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 3. Identify the latest developments and critical challenges of AM Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 4. Evaluate literature and/or news articles to assess the potential and maturity level of AM applications or technologies Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 5. Use a 3D printer to produce a part from 3D model data Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 6. Select the appropriate AM technology for specific product requirements Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 7. Identify key principles of design for AM Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad 8. Recite the latest developments as presented in the archival journals in the field, such as the Journal of Additive Manufacturing Audience: Graduate 9. Explain the transport phenomena equations to model the underlying physics that control additive manufacturing techniques Audience: Graduate