As of recent years, additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, has become wildly popular as 3D printer are becoming more accessible to the consumer. 3D printing allows users to create intricate designs which would not normally be created by traditional means. Since 3D printing is done in layers, it is typically seen as more efficient compared to machining, where you would have to remove material. 3D printing could be used with a variety of materials such as plastic, metal and resin across different sectors from the medical to the food industry. As convenient as 3D printers are right now, there are not many alternatives to portable ones, especially ones you can put into your bag. In this project, our team will be looking into designing a compact model that can easily fit into a backpack. Keywords: 3D printer, portable, compact, PLA Note: This MQP was done with 3 other members, Tim Duval, Esteban Murguia, and Niklas Weckerle. This report is documenting my contributions to the team up till this point along with some combined work.

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Creator

• Doan, Kevin

Subject

• Innovation
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 91361
• E-project-030423-193410

Keyword

• PLA
• Compact
• 3D Printer
• Portable

Advisor

• Stabile, Joe

Year

• 2023

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2023-03-04

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Source

• E-project-030423-193410

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-06-09