The clicks of a mouse, the taps of a keyboard and the heat of a printing bed are helping students bring their ideas to life in a whole new way. With a variety of 3D printing options on campus, students can create something physical and tangible with the help of UA staff.
The 3D Prototyping Lab, also known as The Cube, in Hardaway Hall, is a lab designed to give students the resources they need to create a prototype for a project. Ken Fridley, the senior associate dean for the College of Engineering, oversees the lab.
“The idea is the students are coming in there, going through the design thinking process, developing something original and then being able to produce that,” Fridley said. “One of the avenues for that is 3D printing.”