3D Printing Skill,Leadership and innovation recognized by SME

SME announced its Additive Manufacturing Community awards at the RAPID + TCT event, being held this week at the Fort Worth Convention Center. In the 28th year, RAPID + TCT  is the preeminent event for discovery, innovation and networking in 3d printing.The SME AM community produces technical content for the organization’s programs and other industry events on advanced 3d Printing technologies and processes that allow the development, testing and manufacture of new products more cost-effectively and faster. In 2018, the community has recognized two leaders in additive manufacturing with its 2018 Industry Achievement Award: Carl Deckard, PhD, chief technical officer, Structured Polymers, and Joseph Beaman, ScD, FSME, the Earnest F. Gloyna regents chair in engineering for the University of Texas at Austin. Deckard and Beaman, the co-inventors of selective laser sintering (SLS), were recognized for their significant and continued impact on additive manufacturing through the development of processes and technology applied in industry.

“Carl Deckard and Joe Beaman have both been instrumental in the development and expansion of global additive manufacturing,” said Jeff DeGrange, chief commercial officer, Impossible Objects LLC and chair of SME’s Additive Manufacturing Community.

The impact of their research, development and application of groundbreaking technologies cannot be overstated. We’re proud to recognize them with this award.”

Jeff DeGrange

Dick Aubin Distinguished Paper Award

This award is named after the late Dick Aubin, a founding member of the former Rapid Prototyping Association of SME and a pioneer in the international intelligent manufacturing systems effort.

The 2018 award-winning paper, “Design for Additive Manufacturing: Multi Material Sand Mold,” truly embodies the award spirit of innovation and potential impact in the additive manufacturing field. It describes a novel method that uses the additive manufacturing process of binder jetting with different powders such as silica, aluminum, alumina and steel to create a multimaterial mold. Present at RAPID + TCT to accept their award were authors T. A. Le Néel, Centrale Nantes; P. Mognol, École Normale Supérieure de Rennes; and J. Y. Hascoët, Centrale Nantes.

From Left: Jeff DeGrange, chief commercial officer, Impossible Objects LLC; Joseph Beaman, ScD, FSME, the Earnest F. Gloyna regents chair in engineering, University of Texas at Austin; Carl Deckard, PhD, chief technical officer, Structured Polymers; Carl Dekker, president, Met-L-Flo Inc., and chair of SME’s Direct Digital Manufacturing Tech Group.

Digital Manufacturing Challenge Winners

SME’s Direct Digital Manufacturing Tech Group has held an annual student competition for high school and college students, challenging them to showcase their technical and commercial talents. This happens since 2008. In that time, students have submitted some inventive and innovative designs for golf grips, inspector drones, door handles, crutch handgrips, knee braces and even a prosthetic leg for dogs.The 2018 Digital Manufacturing Challenge was won by a team from Western Washington University: Kush Sharma, Sean Touhey, Eric Lim, Jacob Gahan and Robert Lafferty; and their faculty advisor David Gill, PhD.

The Western Washington University team created “The Vent Buddy,” a smart, adjustable vent phone mount. The focus for this product was to create a safe environment for the use of a phonewhile driving, along with easy installation and no residue after removal. The device has a gripper that the customer would be able to push into their car vent and is designed for all smart phone sizes.

Texas A&M University was the runner-up for its “The Freedom Tool” design. The device incorporates an auto punch and seatbelt cutter into an ergonomic, easy-to-control tool. In two fluid steps, the Freedom Tool can cut a seatbelt and shatter a window with one hand, cutting down escape time. The Freedom Tool was designed by Bradley Lenaway with oversight provided by his faculty advisor, Wayne Hung, PhD.

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