Distributed Decentralized Rural Agile Manufacturing (PDF)
Distributed Decentralized Rural Agile Manufacturing
Distributed Decentralized Rural Agile Manufacturing
David Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award 2021 Finalist
David Dornfeld Manufacturing Vision Award 2021 Finalist
Multi-material Grayscale Stereolithography of Gradient Composites with Deterministic Control over Integration
The University of Waterloo team investigated the redesign of a heat sink for cooling central processing units (CPUs). The new heat sink features an organic, branched fin design revolved around a circular base which is situated on top of the CPU. It will be part of an assembly with a fan mounted above the heat sink to facilitate forced convection, making it an active heat sink system.
Additive manufacturing/3D printing is changing the way things are made. From the rapid prototyping lab all the way to the manufacturing floor. Companies in the automotive, aerospace and consumer goods industries are leaning into an era of Industry 4.0, a technological playing field where additive augments other technologies like robotics to provide higher throughput.
After watching the program and reviewing this printed material, the viewer will learn the essentials of the various metal casting processes used in industry today.