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Project Summary | Project Information |
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Prototyping is an essential step of the design process and concrete is one of the strongest and least expensive building materials. By creating a 3D Concrete Printer, MSD students can prototype concrete designs for their projects cheaply and rapidly. The current printer prototype has a build area that is 3 feet in diameter and is currently designed to be 1.5 feet high. However, the current design needs improvement so that it has motion in the z-axis, an extruder with replaceable nozzles, and reliable concrete mixture that holds its shape while printing. | Project Title: ConcRIT 2.0 Project Number: P21652 Start Term: 2201 End Term: 2205 Faculty Guide: John Wellin Primary Customer(s): Sarah Brownell Sponsor (financial support): |
Team Members
| Member | Major | Role | Contact |
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| Anthony Ambrose | EE | Communicator | axa6841@rit.edu |
| Meghan Britt | ISE | Project Manager | mab3485@rit.edu |
| Derek Gagnon | MECE | Systems Engineer | |
| Nicola Gnecco | MECE | Purchaser | ngg6057@rit.edu |
| Tyler Swidler | MECE | Facilitator | tas7134@rit.edu |
Work Breakdown: By Phase
MSD I & II | MSD I | MSD II |
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Integrated System Build & Test Customer Handoff & Final Project Documentation (Verification & Validation) |
Work Breakdown: By Topic
Project Management | Design Tools | Design Documentation | Implementation | Validation | Presentation & Dissemination |
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Acknowledgements
We would like to thank Cortera for sponsoring this project with $1,500 in funding for this project. Duet 3D donated the Duet 2 Wi-Fi used in this project and 3D-Fuel donated 5 spools of PLA filament (2 spools of “Standard PLA”, 2 spools of “Workday PLA”, and 1 spool of “Pro PLA”). We would like to extend thanks to both these companies for their donations to the team. The RIT Soils and Materials Lab provided a workspace to conduct concrete testing and the RIT Machine Shop provided us access to important machinery. A special thanks to Jan Maneti (Dept. of ME) for providing our team with a place to build and house the Concrete 3D Printer as well as allowing us access to the RIT Machine Shop. Thank you to Professor Ferat Sahin (RIT) and Professor Olaf Diegel (University of Auckland in New Zealand) for providing expert knowledge on motors. Finally, thank you to John Wellin, our MSD guide, and Sarah Brownell, our customer.