Top 5 Videos: Inside NASA’s 3D Printing Facility

Welcome to a new week of top five videos! We’ve scoured the internet to bring you some incredible content featuring the latest and greatest in video-based content where 3D printing is the star of the show! Starting off, we journey to NASA’s Advanced Manufacturing Building at the Langley Research Center for a look at their cutting-edge technology. Afterwards, we join ProfessorBoots as he 3D prints a remote-controlled dump truck, taking you through the design and assembly process. In the third spot, Carbon showcases the upgraded Print OS 1.40, which promises faster and more efficient 3D printing before we rejoin Robert Murray-Smith to explore the world of 3D-printed gears and create a steampunk pencil sharpener. Finally, we round off with a heartwarming Halloween celebration at a children’s hospital, where 3D printing technology plays a crucial role in making the festivities accessible to all. There’s a lot to cover, so without further ado, let’s dive in!

Top 1: Inside NASA’s Additive Manufacturing Building

We begin our video journey at NASA’s Advanced Manufacturing Building at the Langley Research Center. The AM building serves as a hub for fabricating metallic and composite test articles for various aerospace applications. This building and all of its capability allows NASA engineers to assess and test novel and unique designs in-house. The building contains a number of notable systems such as ISAAC, an advanced fiber placement system that employs robotics to craft intricate shapes using composite tape material, and EBF3, a system that constructs metallic components with an electron beam melting process. These cutting-edge Advanced Manufacturing Systems are part of the next generation of manufacturing that takes NASA to the stars.

Top 2: A 3D Printed, Remote Controlled Dump Truck

In this video, ProfessorBoots embarks on creating a 3D-printed RC dump truck, intending to complement his growing fleet of 3D printed RC construction vehicles. He takes viewers through the entire process, by first outlining his design process, starting with 2D sketches and then gradually creating the 3D models for various components. Learn more about the battery-powered RC vehicle, and the assembly process which requires some electronic parts. But as you will see, the design showcases durability, adaptability, and a user-friendly interface. So much so that ProfessorBoots plans to optimize wire management and release the circuit board design in future versions, making it open-source. Get a head start on your next project by watching the rest!