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A Capstone Project on Design and Development of a Digital Light Processing 3D Printer

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Conference

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Seattle, Washington

Publication Date

June 14, 2015

Start Date

June 14, 2015

End Date

June 17, 2015

ISBN

978-0-692-50180-1

ISSN

2153-5965

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Tagged Division

Manufacturing

Page Count

16

Page Numbers

26.19.1 - 26.19.16

DOI

10.18260/p.23360

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https://peer.asee.org/23360

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1894

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Arif Sirinterlikci Robert Morris University Orcid 16x16 orcid.org/0000-0002-3272-0649

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Arif Sirinterlikci is a University Professor of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and the Department Head of Engineering at Robert Morris University. He holds BS and MS degrees, both in Mechanical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in Turkey and his Ph.D. is in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Ohio State University. He has been actively involved in ASEE and SME organizations and conducted research in Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering, Biomedical Device Design and Manufacturing, Automation and Robotics, and CAE in Manufacturing Processes fields.

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Keith G. Moran Jr.

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Christopher Steven Kremer Robert Morris University

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Graduated with magna cum laude honors from Robert Morris University in 2014 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Manufacturing Engineering. Participated in numerous engineering projects and achieved several academic accolades during my time at Robert Morris. Currently employed for Westinghouse Electric Company, as an engineer, working primarily in the pumps and motors field.

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Bruce Allen Barnes Jr. Robert Morris University

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Projected completed as a senior undergraduate student at RMU.

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Justin Cosgrove

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Samuel A. Colosimo III Robert Morris University

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Abstract

A Capstone Project on Designing and Developing a Digital Light Processing 3D PrinterThis paper presents a capstone project on development of a low-cost 3D printer based onthe Digital Light Processing (DLP) technology. The work included in the paper is acontinuation of previous efforts at this engineering department in developing low-cost 3Dprinters and printing materials. An undergraduate student team consisting of mechanicaland manufacturing engineering students improved prior student project hardware andconducted a simple experiment studying impact of focus and exposure times with respectto print resolution in layer thickness. Before the experiments can be started, the team hadto rebuild the existing DLP hardware. The team followed the sequence of: planning andscheduling for the project, cleaning of the printer enclosure, application of the UV filteron the enclosure’s window, reverse engineering the previous printer design, purchasingand alteration of the new projector, studying the third party DLP software CreationWorkshop, research and procurement of DLP resins, designing and fabrication of a newresin container, designing and fabrication of a new build platform, and addition of a newcooling fan installation.End result of the project was a DLP printer that was operational and repeatable.Additional work is currently in progress to improve the accuracy of the parts made by theprinter through a Design of Industrial Experiments Study, involving a new group ofstudents and an industrial engineering faculty member. The objective is to reduce thelayer thickness and improve the support structure by utilizing industrial engineeringoptimization methods.In addition to the redesign and development process, the paper will present first-handexperiences of the student team throughout the project from the members’ accounts andwill conclude with the problems faced and resolved, safety measures and concerns, aswell as the ongoing work on the improvements.

Sirinterlikci, A., & Moran , K. G., & Kremer, C. S., & Barnes, B. A., & Cosgrove, J., & Colosimo, S. A. (2015, June), A Capstone Project on Design and Development of a Digital Light Processing 3D Printer Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23360

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