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Mind the Gap…

Gina Scala Director of Global Education & Design

@GinaScala

Aligning Industry and Academia to Power Additive Manufacturing

Co‐Author of: Deloitte Insights‐3D Opportunity in Higher Education 

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Additive Manufacturing is revolutionizing 

the way things are made

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Faster Prototyping

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Faster Prototyping

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Revolutionizing the way products are both designed and 

manufactured.

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The global shift from Rapid Prototyping to real Manufacturing…

General Manufacturing Floor

Assembly ‐ Tooling for the assembly process, aiding workers to align and hold parts during assembly.  

Fabrication‐ Parts and tools associated with the equipment used in the fabricationprocess.

Health & Safety ‐ Specialty tooling designed to aid worker safety and address ergonomic issues in the production environment.

Quality Control ‐ Tooling to aid in the inspection and QC process, specialty holding devices or measurement aids.

Packaging & Logistics ‐ Tooling designed to allow for movement of parts within a facility or during shipment.

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However, unless manufacturers can effectively scale this new technology into production uses, the real promise of AM may not be fulfilled…

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Over the next decade more manufacturing jobs will be needed in India & across the globe

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over half these jobs will go unfilled 

because of the lack of skilled laborers 

The Growing Skills Gap

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Skill Gap is Growing

The workforce is aging AND the economy is growing AND there is a talent shortage…

There is a lack of available applicants applicants are short on experience, AND missing technical competencies.

It is a problem.An interest problem.

An education & training problem. An entry level problem.

BUT Talent Shortage is Already Here

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India’s Talent Shortage?

• There is an army educated unemployed

• There is a demand for trained and skilled engineers, designers and technicians in Additive Manufacturing

• These acute shortages are plaguing emerging manufacturing technology like 3D printing

• And it IS impacting growth…

AM is an emerging sector

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Keeping up with 

customer demand 

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Which business areas are most affected by the talent shortage?

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Talent Shortage Impact

Manufacturers, across industries, report the most significant business impact

of the talent shortage is…

their ability to meet customer demand.

Source: Future of Jobs Report – Deloitte 

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Why? The lack of a sufficiently well-prepared AM workforce.

While there are several academic bright spots, there is room for improvement to broaden the availability and depth of AM courses and curricula as most current training programs lack 

skills and knowledge required for deployment.

AM is not often integrated into existing design and engineering curricula and very few institutions have 

specialized AM programs.

Unlocking AM’s production potential requires a much different skillset from just an understanding of how to run a 

machine or rapidly produce a prototype or part.

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India has a Global Advantage

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What Industry WantsA sufficiently well prepared workforce

Bridging relationships between students and future employers

Design‐for‐AM (“DfAM”) skills could be a key enabler

An ability to think “outside of the box”

A better understanding of AM’s ties to existing manufacturing 

processes, not just AM

A commercial mindset to understand the AM business 

case

• DfAM will be a key differentiator as it allows manufacturers to improve existing products by leveraging AM’s unique capabilities by assisting designers in exploring previously unexplored regions of design spaces.

• “For every one material scientist, I need 20 more designers, engineers, and other people knowledgeable about AM.”

• Successful AM deployment will require teams to work across multiple disciplines including an understanding of how  to design for the AM process, what materials can be used, and how to use them.

• “..we don’t need a typical CAD/AM design person. We need someone who can integrate the physics, software, material, and creative thinking knowledge around AM into a new product..”

• Beyond the foundational technical and design skills that are prerequisite, a creative mindset is just as important and identified it as a critical barrier to producing new innovative designs.

• “One creative engineer found an AM solution to a problem, when 1,000 classically trained ones couldn’t.”

• What AM achieves, it does not achieve in isolation. AM should be thought of as part of a larger manufacturing ecosystem.

• AM practitioners should understand this truth and incorporate a broader manufacturing sensibility into their work.

• AM might only achieve widespread adoption if  the business case for its adoption is sound. 

• Maximizing the true potential of AM requires understanding both how the product will be manufactured and how it will be used in a complex business environment. 

A multidisciplinary understanding of 

key AM‐related knowledge areas

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Putting Needs TogetherThe ideal AM professional

Economics

Design‐for‐AM Creativity

AMtechnology Materials

Manufacturingprocess

The idealAM  characteristics

Experience, professional and soft skills  

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Building Innovative AM Education A framework to identify opportunities for educational institutions:

Curriculum Elective and  courses

Experiential  learning

Multidisciplinary  degreesCurriculum

New lesson tied to existing,  non‐AMclasses

Department level Universitywide Capstone projects Industry projects  Internships

Undergraduate GraduatePhD

Labs Makerspaces Innovation spaces Centers of  excellenceFacilities

Labs tied to existing, non‐AM classes Student Faculty  Specific staff Universitywide Open accessDiversified equipment

Regionwide Diversifiedequipment  Bestpractices

Faculty‐led Industry‐led Consortium‐led Department or  center‐ledResearch

AMprocesses  AM materialsAMtechnology

AM processesAM materials AMtechnology

AM processes  AM materials AMtechnology

AM processes  AM materials AMtechnology

Student planning Extracurricular Consortium,  sharedresources

Workforce  programsCollaboration

Recruiting Planning for acareer

3D printing clubs Hack‐a‐thons  Designcompetitions  Innovation sprints

Advisory boards Adv.manufacturingShared university resources

Industrypracticums Formal programs Certification

Teach‐the‐teacher diversity programs

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Enhancing/Designing an AM Program

Facilities

CollaborationResearch

Curriculum

AM education should look to integrate hands‐on experiences into existing courses and create forward‐looking programs and degrees.

The most advanced AM curriculum involves a multidisciplinary approach to complement the expected technical aspects of an AM curriculum.

Create innovation centers that provide an open and accessible space for students to explore AM 

technologies and even target the establishment of CoE that showcase cutting‐edge technology to 

students, staff, and local industry.

Students should at a minimum have access to equipment beyond what they experience in their 

pre‐college years.

Research serves as a foundational aspect of advanced‐degree AM programs.

A coordinated effort to build a consortium can provide pathways for students to gain industry experience and provide a sustainable business model for academic institutions to grow AM capabilities.

Industry partners can help create standardized methods for academic institutions to stay up to date 

on AM.

Academic institutions can start by engaging industry for student recruiting or to promote extracurricular 

activities such as 3D printing clubs, hack‐a‐thons, design competitions, or innovation sprints.

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WorkforceReady

Industrial Grade

With Stratasys

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Industrial Grade

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Industrial GradeNOT Industrial Grade

Inconsistent ResultsNon Functional Parts

Requires High Rate of Interaction

ReliabilityDimensional Accuracy

Part QualityEase of Use

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Industrial Grade

Simply perfect 3D printing

NOT Industrial Grade

Warping, Stringing, Oozing, Layer Misalignment,

Too Much Filament, Too Little Filament, Extruder Clogs, Overheating, Etc.

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FFF vs. FDMCompetitive Benchmark Study

Design Feature Benefit Tight, Uniform Temperature Control Large, Flat & Consistent Parts

Closed Loop, Fine-Tuned Servo Controls More Precise & Accurate Parts

Extrusion Control Simply Perfect Parts

Automatic Tip Detection & Calibration It Just Works, No Tinkering

Durable Components Quality Parts, Year After Year

Tested & Optimized Materials No Variability

Global Compliance Certification Safety

GrabCAD Print CAM Software Streamline Workflow

Stratasys Service & Support Help When You Need It

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Workforce Ready

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Stratasys AM Certification

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Workforce Ready

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Final Thoughts

• The workforce of the future MUST be better able to meet the kinds of complex challenges that future AM manufacturing applications will likely present in order to be a growth driver for India.• Industry Partners: Seize the opportunity for industry and academia to work together.• Educational Institutions: bridge the divide through curricula development, world-

class facilities, cutting-edge research, and work study programs that give students genuine exposure.

• There schools and industry partners working with Stratasys that have seen success in these areas that can be replicated!

Do SOMETHING!

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Make Your Future TODAYMake it with Stratasys

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Thank You

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