RapidTech - National Center for Rapid Technologies

RapidTech - 国家快速技术中心

• 批准号: 1104305
• 负责人: Ken Patton
• 金额: $ 297.02万
• 依托单位: Saddleback College
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2011
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2011-09-15 至 2013-02-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1104305&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: RapidTech; National; Center; Rapid; Technologies

The goals of the RapidTech National Center are to be a leader in technician education in additive manufacturing by providing professional development to faculty, teachers and incumbent workers; by creating, pilot testing and disseminating project-based modules and career pathways; and by developing successful approaches to obtaining and maintaining equipment for other colleges. Rapid prototyping is emerging as a core enabling technology to support the design, development, and manufacturing of numerous products. A growing number of industries use rapid prototyping and rapid tooling. Faculty members from a wide variety of STEM fields recognize this situation and are in need of curriculum materials and professional development that can support the swift introduction of rapid prototyping into their courses and programs. Rapid prototyping models provide quick feedback for critical decision making that fully engage students and increase their interest and pedagogical focus. The Center is working with regional and local workforce agencies and school districts to interest student in careers in additive manufacturing. Using RapidTech's close relations with industry, a national survey of career opportunities in additive manufacturing is planned. The Saddleback College Center is located at the University of California at Irvine. The connection with UC Irvine ensures career pathways for students and provides intellectual underpinnings for the products of the Center. The evaluation is providing metrics for determining the effectiveness of the Center's activities.

RapidTech国家中心的目标是通过为教师，教师和现任工人提供专业发展，成为添加剂制造技术人员教育的领导者；通过创建，试点测试并传播基于项目的模块和职业道路；并通过开发成功的方法来获得和维护其他大学的设备。 快速原型制作正在成为一种核心促进技术，以支持众多产品的设计，开发和制造。越来越多的行业使用快速的原型制作和快速工具。 来自各种STEM领域的教职员工认识到这种情况，并且需要课程材料和专业发展，这些材料可以支持快速将快速原型引入其课程和课程。 快速原型制作模型为关键决策提供了快速的反馈，以使学生充分吸引学生并增加他们的兴趣和教学重点。该中心正在与区域和地方劳动力机构和学区合作，以使学生对添加剂制造业的职业感兴趣。利用RapidTech与行业的密切关系，计划了全国对增材制造业的职业机会的调查。 鞍背学院中心位于加利福尼亚大学尔湾分校。 与UC Irvine的联系确保了学生的职业途径，并为中心产品提供知识基础。 评估提供了确定中心活动有效性的指标。