RapidTech - National Center for Rapid Technologies

RapidTech国家中心的目标是通过为教师，教师和在职工人提供专业发展，成为增材制造技术教育的领导者;通过创建，试点测试和传播基于项目的模块和职业途径;并通过开发成功的方法来获得和维护其他学院的设备。 快速成型正在成为支持众多产品设计、开发和制造的核心技术。越来越多的行业使用快速原型和快速模具。 来自各种STEM领域的教师认识到这种情况，并需要课程材料和专业发展，以支持快速原型设计快速引入他们的课程和计划。 快速原型模型为关键决策提供快速反馈，充分吸引学生并提高他们的兴趣和教学重点。该中心正在与区域和当地的劳动力机构和学区合作，以吸引学生从事增材制造的职业。利用RapidTech与工业界的密切关系，计划对增材制造的就业机会进行全国调查。 马鞍峰学院中心位于加州大学欧文分校。 与加州大学欧文分校的联系确保了学生的职业道路，并为该中心的产品提供了知识基础。 评价为确定中心活动的有效性提供了衡量标准。

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.