3D Printing and Laser
3D Printing and Laser Cutting
3D Printing at Purdue
3D Printing is an excellent tool for rapid prototyping your concepts. There are many 3D printers available to Purdue students on campus. To get started, submit the below request to the EPICS undergraduate TA's for printing, or visit one of the following links to submit requests to other Purdue facilities.
Prints will completed in order of submission. Please be aware that 3D printers are subject to downtime and maintenance. The printer queue is longest during the week before Design Review, so prints submitted during that week are likely to experience long wait times.
EPICS has two 3D printer models to support teams: a Dremel Idea Builder 3D20 and an Ultimaker 2+ Extended. Both printers have a single print head for monocolor prints. The Dremel printer has a 0.004"(0.1 mm) layer height minimum. The maximum build size is 9" x 5.9" by 5.5". The Ultimaker printer has a finer 0.0008" (0.02 mm) layer height minimum. The Ultimaker has a larger maximum build size at 8.8" x 8.8" x 12".
Other 3D Print Resources (on campus):
Bechtel Innovation Design Center
WALC Library of Engineering and Science
Mechanical Engineering 3D Print Lab
Other 3D Print Resources (outside):
EPICS 3D Print Request:
To submit a 3D print request, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/epics3d. Then, send the .STL file to: epics-ugta@ecn.purdue.edu
For any additional instructions or questions, e-mail: epics-ugta@ecn.purdue.edu.
Laser Cutting at EPICS
Laser cutting can be an alternative to 3D printing when one of the dimensions is uniform. EPICS counts with a 60W laser engraver for 2D prototyping. Maximum cutting size is 18" x 12" x 1/8" thick, and it can cut acrylic, wood, or cardboard.
Please e-mail requests to epics-ugta@ecn.purdue.edu.
Please include: name and team of the requester, overall size of the part (i.e., length x width), units of measurement, and DXF file of the part.