Amman- November 28, 2016
On November 28, the school of applied technical sciences (SATS) hosted an interactive 3D printing workshop lead by Eng Ahmad Alsousi, the CEO of printie3D company with the support of the Dean of SATS – Dr. Alaalden al-Halhouli and the Assistant Dean for Quality Assurance – Dr. Anas Atieh.
The workshop was a part of the ongoing industrial collaborations effort at SATS. 3D Printing is a rapid prototyping process to bring designs from 3D modeling software into the world as physical objects. The workshop covered an introductory 3D design, 3D printing techniques, materials, additive manufacturing techniques, and the application of 3D printing in Aerospace, Biomedical, and Engineering applications.
This innovative technology has many applications that students can utilize to enhance their courses and graduation projects. Bringing 3D printing into the classroom has a great advantages for the teaching process by promoting creativity, critical thinking skills, collaborative design, and teamwork among students.
69 of our SATS-GJU students participated in this workshop, where a high audience participation flavored the workshop. Participants learned to design objects in TinkerCad, an easy to use 3D modeling software, and were able to see a 3D printer in action. Physical samples printed by different 3D printing techniques was presented at the table showcase, which made the student curious to know more about these techniques. Note worth mentioning that the workshop included a wide discussion, questions and answers between the students and the presenter. Hands-on demo design, followed by print of a 3D engineering bearing parts concluded the workshop.
We would like to thank Eng Alsousi and printie3D for the very informative and interesting workshop, and we are looking forward for more collaborations in the future.
