Universities Team up to Bring Solar Powered 3D Printing to Colombia
“3D printing has been agreed upon by many to be an effective way for people in developing countries and areas to produce their own goods and start businesses. However, many of these areas have limited access to electricity, which means that creativity must be employed in order to run 3D printers. One thing that many of these areas have plenty of access to is sunlight, so solar-powered 3D printers are an easy solution.
At the end of May, students and faculty from the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) traveled to Cali, Columbia to deliver and show residents how to use a solar-powered 3D printer they had developed. Throughout the spring semester, the RIT team worked with partners from the Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) to develop the 3D printer as part of a Multidisciplinary Senior Design course. Six electrical, mechanical and industrial engineering students created a 3D printer power system that can switch power sources easily…”
https://3dprint.com/215898/solar-3d-printing-colombia/
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Team work!
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Ya is tame work https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/sLgPbEelQZHxvMkY1L3jokFmd6VtlWhEAxsydwTH0cmiBsqC-sKWQ-7NAzEZJDv0hov9J4KR
I’ve been thinking about this one for quite sometime to build 3d printer that could print bridges and roads……solar solar solar
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