Fifteen early students of the Johannes-Kepler-Gymnasium in Lebach completed the subject "Additive Manufacturing" at the IBT of the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld. In addition to the daily school routine, the students got a taste of student life at the Umwelt-Campus of the University of Applied Sciences in Trier. The course aims to convey 3D printing topics, i.e., additive manufacturing and 3D scanning in a practical way.

The early students got the first impression of a 3D printer's function by assembling several 3D printers. During the start-up phase, the students learned about various 3D printer failures and countermeasures.

The plastic material required for 3D printing - the filament - was partially made from recycled plastic. This was done using a recycling line set up by students from the Environmental Campus to process plastic, where the waste plastic was shredded and screened after sorting. Subsequently, the plastic particles were melted, extruded to the filament and wound up.

Furthermore, the students created their models for additive manufacturing by scanning models. Among other things, a hand scanner provided by the company Carl-Zeiss Optotechnik was used for this purpose. After completing the tasks, 15 participants received a certificate of achievement in additive manufacturing at the end of the last semester.

Prof. Wahl's goal is to develop 3D printing and 3D scanning further and present it to schools and companies in the region together with colleagues from the Environmental Campus Birkenfeld.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael Wahl

Professor FB Umweltplanung/Umwelttechnik - FR Maschinenbau

Contact

+49 6782 17-1313

m.wahl(at)umwelt-campus.de

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Birkenfeld | Building 9916 | Room 150

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