Carnegie Mellon Launches ‘Additive Manufacturing for Engineers’ Course

Source: http://inside3dprinting.com/

(Campus Technology) — Carnegie Mellon University has launched an undergraduate engineering course in additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. The course, Additive Manufacturing for Engineers, teaches students the business, design, and engineering aspects of product development. During the semester, students work in teams to develop an idea into a product while learning about the additive manufacturing process. They upload their designs to the Shapeways 3D-printing marketplace and service, where customers can order the products.

“Students conceptualize, 3D design, 3D print, and market their own unique product in a very short amount of time,” said Jack Beuth, professor of mechanical engineering and co-creator of the course, in a prepared statement. “This stimulates entrepreneurial, creative problem solving.”