Vaillant, J. J., & Hansen, C., & Stolk, J. D., & Johnston, S., & Shina, S. G., & Willis, D. J. (2014, June), Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis, and Design Experiences for Mechanical Engineers  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana. 10.18260/1-2--20549

\bibitem{asee_peer_20549}
  Vaillant, J. J., \& Hansen, C., \& Stolk, J. D., \& Johnston, S., \& Shina, S. G., \& Willis, D. J. (2014, June), \emph{Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis, and Design Experiences for Mechanical Engineers}
  Paper presented at 2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana.
  10.18260/1-2--20549

Jeremy John Vaillant, Christopher  Hansen, Jonathan D. Stolk, Stephen Johnston, Sammy G. Shina, and David Joe Willis.  "Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis, and Design Experiences for Mechanical Engineers".  2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2014.  https://peer.asee.org/20549 Internet.  17 Jan, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_20549}
  Jeremy John Vaillant, Christopher  Hansen, Jonathan D. Stolk, Stephen Johnston, Sammy G. Shina, and David Joe Willis.
  "Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis, and Design Experiences for Mechanical Engineers".
  \emph{2014 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2014.
  https://peer.asee.org/20549 Internet.  17 Jan, 2025

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AB  -   Hands on Made4Me: Hands-on Machining, Analysis and Design Experiences for                          Mechanical Engineers             By: D.J. Willis*, J. Stolk^, C.J. Hansen*, S.P. Johnston+ and S. Shina*                                                  •     •       * Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell                    ^                 •                      Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, Olin College             +         •     Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell    We will present preliminary results from our introduction of hands-on machining,analysis and design experiences in the freshman, sophomore and capstone design coursesin the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Lowell.These hands-on experiences are being introduced using several lower cost, desktop com-puter numerical control (CNC) prototyping machines/stations that have both milling and3-dimensional printing capability. These lower-accuracy desktop prototyping tools andlower cost prototyping materials (machining wax, wood, ABS plastic, etc), provide theopportunity for real, hands-on prototyping and advanced machining experiences for engi-neering students that may not be otherwise possible with higher cost, manufacturing ma-chines that often demand more experienced operators. With these lower cost machines,we are able to introduce the science and engineering behind modern prototyping andmanufacturing while allowing students to explore, experience and understand these con-cepts in a hands-on, design oriented manner.    Our poster will highlight how these desktop prototyping systems have been intro-duced and integrated into freshman and sophomore courses. Several examples highlight-ing the use of the prototyping machines to enhance student experiential learning in engi-neering and fundamental science will be presented. Preliminary results of student en-gagement and motivation studies in these courses will be presented and compared withsimilar traditional courses to provide insight into on how these hands-on prototyping ex-periences can engage and motivate engineering students.    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation un-der Grant No 1245657. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations ex-pressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the viewsof the National Science Foundation.
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