MakerSpace @ UMass Amherst:

Digital Media & 3D Printing

Jay SchaferDirector of Libraries

Jeanne AntillCoordinator, Digital Media Lab

Digital Media LabFloor 3

Phase One – North Side

2013

Year One –22,000 equipment loans (headphones, digital cameras, camcorders, and other accessories)

Students Rave

• “I’ve done all my editing here and now I’m applying to jobs using these projects as evidence of my abilities. If this wasn’t here I’d be DOOMED.”

• “The Digital Media help desk attendants saved my project more times thank I can count and I can’t thank them enough.”

Digital Media Lab

Expansion(South Side)

Funded in large part by 121 donors giving a total of $20K

Serendipity

• Lorrey Bianchi – Chair,

UMass Amherst Libraries Capital Campaign Committee

• MakerBot - Newberry Street

Retail Store

• Friends of the Library -Funding

Innovat ion Center

3 5 M a k e r B o t R e p l i c a t o r 5 p r i n t e r s

5 M a k e r B o t Z 1 8 l a r g e f o r m a t p r i n t e r s

5 M a k e r B o t M i n i p r i n t e r s

2 M a k e r B o t 2 X 2 - c o l o r A B S p r i n t e r s

5 M a k e r B o t D i g i t i z e r s

A 3D p r in t makerspace

room where pa t rons can

work d i rec t l y wi t h p r i n te rs

and a p r in t p roduc t i on

room opera ted by s ta f f .

MakerBot

Workshops for

Faculty

40 Faculty

20 Discipl ines

Staff training

M a r c h 2 6 , 2 0 1 5

Ribbon Cutting

Fundrais ing Event Giveaway

Pilot Projects

with Faculty

Robin MandelAssistant ProfessorCollege of Humanities & Fine Arts

ART360: Moldmaking and Casting

ART 461: Advanced Sculpture

Alex SchreyerProgram Director, Building and Construction TechnologySenior Lecturer, Architecture + Design

BCT 420: Designing with 3D CAD and BIM

“During the 2015 spring term, students

from the Commonwealth Honors College

and the Building and Construction

Technology program were among the

first to turn their 3D printing ideas into

reality using the UMass Library's new 3D

Innovation Center.

Shown here, students printed truss

bridge models, tools, a foldable comb, a

cup holder, and a keychain.”

Eric PohlerAssistant Professor of Classics

Digital Humanities:The Pompeii Quadriporticus Project

“Bringing 3D printed models of actual artifacts

into the classroom gives an immediacy to the

object and recreates something of that

confrontation that comes in actual fieldwork..”

Carolina AragónLecturer, Landscape Architecture + Regional Planning

LA297D/ LA 506 Studio - Design with Landform

“The use of the 3D printing is a great

opportunity for students to visualize

their digital models, explore new

opportunities, communicate with

clients, and more quickly generate

design alternatives. The combination of

digital and physical models, allows

students to better grasp concepts

related to the shaping of terrain, while

encouraging creativity in their designs.”

Torrey TrustAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Teacher Education & Curriculum Studies

EDUC 693: Instructional Design of Educational Technology

“This project-based course focuses on the

theoretical and practical issues related to

designing instruction for digital learning

environment. It is designed to show future

teachers how to use 3D printers as

instructional tools for supporting constructivist

learning experiences that are centered around

design, creativity, and innovation.”

Nick BakerMassachusetts GIS Library and Technology LiaisonMt. Holyoke College

Pilot Projects

with Students

Aaron AraujoNeck Brace PrototypeStudent-College of Engineering

MIE 415 Produce Design and Development

“The 3D printed object is a neck brace to

prevent neck injury for off road cyclists…We

chose to 3D print because it was the best

production option to go from a computer aided

design model to a physical prototype. The result

are nothing short of satisfactory. We have an

exact physical model of what was designed on

the computer using solid works. Not many other

production methods offer this.”

Jennifer Black, Devin Carroll, Robert Daly, Aimee Gonclaves, and Anna Russell

Vacuum Mold Gripper “The Yankees Wayfarer”Mechanical Engineering in Collaboration with the College of Nursing

MIE 415 Design of Mechanical Systems

“The arm enables our client to pick up dropped objects

from the floor whereas before she had to wait for

someone to help her. This reduces tripping hazards and

helps our client keep her home clean. We chose 3-D

printing for the object because of its speed, cost, and

simplicity to manufacture. No off-the-shelf item could be

found that fit our application.”

Erin HaleyAquaponics SystemCollege of Humanities and Fine Arts

NatSci 289H iCons Renewable Energy 2

“We are using it for an educational tool in our

public debate and hopefully use it as a model

to build a system on campus…The result of the

3D printed object has allowed us to present

complicated design information with a visual

aide. People have responded well to this

project, and we are more prepared compared

to other teams in our project.”

Mei Li DzindoletSnap-Together RobohandIsenberg School of Management

HONORS 391A: Digital Humanities

“…an investigation of 3D printing usage for

making prosthetics and I also wanted to look

into how feasible this DIY approach actually is

(between downloading the files, finding the

resources to print the parts, and then actually

putting the hand together).”

David MatthewsMantis Shrimp AppendageCollege of Natural Sciences

MIE 415 Produce Design and Development

“We have used the model to measure

drag in a flow chamber. The object

created a lot of excitement from pretty

much everyone who saw it. In my lab, it

sparked many discussions on how they

could use a 3D printer both for teaching

and for their research.”

Nerses HaroutunianBioreactorChemical Engineering Research

“[Is a] case for the bioreactor, which is a

simple placeholder for internal

components, with an insert for well plates

(with tissue samples within it) to slide

into. The goal of this bioreactor is to

stimulate tissue samples and test their

strength and elasticity through

mechanical force.”

Abigail WilliamsUkuleleCollege of Humanities and Fine Arts, BDIC

HONORS 391A: Digital Humanities

“I chose to print a 3D ukulele in order to investigate

3D instruments as a viable alternative to

traditionally wooden instruments, in order to

reduce the environmental impacts of the music

industry…the corn based plastic filament means a

substitution of deforestation for the much more

sustainable reuse of corn refuse .”

Bill VannahMechanical engineer and Prosthetist Private Business Owner

“Transtibial prostheses (‘below knee’) bill

$990 million/year, in America alone, so the

usefulness and financial impact of what we

are doing is substantial. The human cost is

also significant: “poor fit” equates to difficulty

with the activities of daily living, time lost

from work, time in a wheelchair – most

relevantly, difficulty in holding a job and

building a life.”

Kieran Cullen, 11Hadley Elementary School

“Thanks so much for taking the time to

3D-print my cell project. My teacher and

the other kids at school liked it a lot.”

Tours, tours

and more tours

“ We ’ r e t h r i l l e d t o b e a p a r t o f U M a s s

A m h e r s t ’ s u n i q u e D i g i t a l M e d i a L a b t h a t

e m p h a s i z e s t e c h n o l o g y a n d p r o j e c t b a s e d

l e a r n i n g . U M a s s A m h e r s t r e a l i z e s t h a t t h e

j o b s o f t o m o r r o w w i l l r e q u i r e s t r o n g

t e c h n o l o g y a n d c o l l a b o r a t i o n s k i l l s . To

p r e p a r e s t u d e n t s f o r t h e s e j o b s , t h e M a k e r B o t

I n n o v a t i o n C e n t e r w i l l h e l p t o c u l t i v a t e

e n t r e p r e n e u r i a l i s m , e d u c a t i o n a n d i n n o v a t i o n

i n M a s s a c h u s e t t s a n d f a r b e yo n d . ”

- Mark Schu lze , U M a s s A m h e r s t C l a s s o f 1 9 9 8 ,

M a k e r B o t G e n e r a l M a n a g e r o f t h e A m e r i c a s a n d

E m e r g i n g M a r k e t s

Questions!

UMass Amherst Libraries

Jay SchaferDirec tor o f L ib rar ies

jschafer@l ib rary.umass.edu

Jeanne AntillCoord ina tor, D ig i ta l Med ia Lab

jan t i l l@l ib rary.umass.edu