{"634275":{"#nid":"634275","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Lab Manager Lends Expertise to Help 3D Print Prototype Mask","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhen aerospace engineering doctoral student \u003Cstrong\u003ELee Whitcher\u003C\/strong\u003E wanted to see if he could 3D print a mold for a new protective mask that he had recently designed for frontline healthcare workers, he turned to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/protolab.gvu.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EGVU Center\u0026rsquo;s Prototyping Lab\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EManaged by Research Technologist \u003Cstrong\u003ETimothy Trent\u003C\/strong\u003E, the Prototyping Lab is home to the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/protolab.gvu.gatech.edu\/equipment\/projet-3510-hd\u0022\u003EProjet 3510 HD\u003C\/a\u003E, a state of the art 3D printer. The super high-resolution machine is \u0026ldquo;leaps and bounds beyond desktop 3D printers,\u0026rdquo; according to Trent, and capable of printing USP-VI medial grade plastic parts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETrent, who is a Georgia Tech alumnus (BS CS 17)\u0026nbsp;says the prototype took about 20 hours to produce. After preparing the file and the printer, it took 17 hours to print both halves of the mask prototype. He then spent nearly 3 hours in post-processing to ensure the pieces cured properly and to remove any excess material.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026rdquo;Making molds should dramatically reduce production time compared to repetitively 3D printing each part,\u0026quot; said Trent, a member of the College of Computing Technology Services Organization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/news\/2020\/04\/what-engineers-do-crisis\u0022\u003Efull story about the project\u003C\/a\u003E is available on Aerospace Engineering\u0026rsquo;s website.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A College of Computing staff members contributed his 3D printing expertise to ensure the success of a vital project."}],"uid":"32045","created_gmt":"2020-04-10 18:00:59","changed_gmt":"2020-04-10 18:42:50","author":"Ben Snedeker","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2020-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2020-04-10T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"634276":{"id":"634276","type":"image","title":"Tim Trent, College of Computing Research Technologist","body":null,"created":"1586541724","gmt_created":"2020-04-10 18:02:04","changed":"1586541724","gmt_changed":"2020-04-10 18:02:04","alt":"Tim Trent, College of Computing Research Technologist","file":{"fid":"241352","name":"timtrent_headshot.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/timtrent_headshot.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/timtrent_headshot.png","mime":"image\/png","size":57389,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/timtrent_headshot.png?itok=KSvs4sTP"}}},"media_ids":["634276"],"groups":[{"id":"47223","name":"College of Computing"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"13351","name":"3d printing"},{"id":"184433","name":"tim trent"},{"id":"46361","name":"GT computing"},{"id":"1946","name":"GVU"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAlbert Snedeker, Sr. Communications Manager\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu?subject=3D%20Printing%20\u0022\u003Ealbert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["albert.snedeker@cc.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}