Page 25 - Moving Forward 2020: Harold and Inge Marcus Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering magazine

Online engineering student uses education
to fuel personal
business
By Miranda Buckheit
By day Tim Ayres is an employee at Lockheed Martin working on
airplanes fluid systems and hydraulic parts By evening Ayres is a 3D printing entrepreneur
and a a a a Penn State World Campus graduate student Five copies of of The Freedman in in in in in in bronze shown in in in in in in various stages of of polishing from just coated in in in in in in in in back to to completion with patina in in in in in in in in front 3D 3D model available for free download on
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Myminifactory com com in in in in in in the 3DLirious profile When the online master’s degree in in in in additive manufacturing and design was offered in in in in fall 2017 Ayres knew he he he needed to enroll The novelty of the the the program appealed to Ayres who
was intrigued by the the the budding technology in in in in the the the field of of additive manufacturing—especially as as as he he he he runs his own 3D printing shop in in in in in in in Arlington Texas The program could help him improve his business
without having to to to move to to to Pennsylvania “I’m learning far more about the the science of of 3D 3D printing materials and a a a a a a a a a a a bunch of of other topics ” Ayres said “3D printing is is very multidisciplinary I I didn’t have a a a a a a a a a a a a solid background in in in in in in in in some of of the the things that I I am learning so so so it’s been exciting to to dig deep into the the various aspects of of additive manufacturing ” The binder jetting process Ayres joined with fellow University Park graduate student Santosh Reddy Sama to to to investigate novel methods to to to improve the mechanical and temperature performance of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a process called binder jetting a a a a a a a a a a a a a common practice in in in in in additive manufacturing for making 3D pieces They worked under the mentorship of of of of Sanjay Joshi professor professor of of of of industrial engineering engineering and and and Guha Manogharan assistant professor professor of of of of of mechanical engineering engineering engineering and and and industrial and and and manufacturing engineering engineering IME NEWSLETTER • VOLUME 5 5 2020
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