Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication (ADDFab)
Advanced Digital Design and Fabrication (ADDFab): Printing services, research, and training in multiple advanced additive manufacturing technologies. For metal printing,the facility includes the EOS M290 for direct metal laser sintering and the Optomec LENS 450 for directed energy deposition. Materials include stainless steels, nickel alloys, cobalt-chrome alloys and other experimental metal powders. For polymer printing, the facility includes an EOS P110 selective laser sintering printer (material: PA2200, nylon-12), a Stratasys Objet Connex350 material jetting printer (VeroWhite, VeroClear, TangoBlack, UV curable materials), a MarkForged Onyx One (nylon with chopped carbon fiber) and a MarkForged Mark Two (nylon with continuous carbon fiber strands). In addition, we have a media blaster, powder unpacking station, water blaster and media tumbler for post-processing polymer parts. For software, we use Solidworks for 3D CAD modeling and Materialise Magics for STL manipulation and repair.
- Training is available for every printer and tool in the lab. We also offer hands-on workshops for industry professionals and workforce development, in design of parts for additive manufacturing, and operation of laser-based 3D printers.