Senior Design Team sdmay19-03 • 3D Metal Printer - Phase II
Our team is tasked with continuing the creation of a 3D metal printer. The scope of the project includes creating a printer that utilizes lasers to melt metallic powder to create objects. We are also tasked with choosing and implementing sensors to monitor and evaluate the construction of the object during and after the printing process. The sensors that will be used are Eddy Current scanners, temperature and pressure sensors to ensure that the entire process is done under vacuum (this is so that the metal powder is less volatile) and that the lasers do not cause an excess amount of heat in the chamber. We will also use ultrasounds to scan each layer of the object while it is being printed.