Technician Education in Rapid Prototyping and Virtual Manufacturing Technologies

该项目正在为技术人员开发“面向制造的设计”项目中的快速原型和时间压缩技术。任务包括开发和扩展九个课程模块，为教师提供研讨会，为学生提供技术和研究经验，以及开发实验室和计算机辅助设计工具。该项目的一个独特之处是将其应用于娱乐业，并在生物医学/生物技术领域进行了其他应用。一个强大的信息技术组成部分包括在这三个机构的实验室之间通过互联网共享设计代码和文件。该项目服务于社区学院、大学和高中职业技术类学生。

This project is developing rapid prototyping and time-compression techniques in a 'design for manufacturing' program for technicians. Tasks include developing and expanding nine course modules, offering workshops for faculty, providing technical and research experiences for students, and developing laboratory and computer-aided design tools. A unique feature of this project is its application to the entertainment industry, with additional applications in the biomedical/biotechnology fields. A strong information technology component includes the sharing of design code and files over the internet between the laboratories at the three institutions. The project is serving community college, university, and high school vocational technical students.