Seevic

Seevic College has welcomed a new piece of equipment to its Engineering and Games Development departments that will help students turn their imaginings and designs into reality.

A lecturer recently spotted an open source 3D printer in action at a technology show in Las Vegas and realised its potential for students and their work.

The 3D printer can be used to print physical three-dimensional objects and will be an asset to the Engineering and Games Development students at Seevic College, who can use it for many different kinds of applications. The students will benefit from open source hardware and software that can be freely customised as they require.

The piece of equipment is capable of making many different objects. Its first use was to create a referee’s whistle. It can be used to make detailed three-dimensional objects such as models and figurines for the Games Development students, or functional everyday items such as coat hooks. The uses for the 3D Printer are endless.

The machine was ordered and delivered flat-packed, taking Albert Hall, Seevic’s Head of Mathematics, Science and Technology, over 25 hours to assemble and calibrate. It is now in the classroom and students are eager to turn their 3D designs into solid models.

Albert comments that, “The acquisition of this state-of-the-art open source 3D printer has once again shown that Seevic College is committed to stay at the forefront of the technological revolution.”

Seevic College has now joined an elite band of just a handful of colleges in the UK that possess this type of cutting edge equipment and believes that its use within the classroom environment will benefit students’ learning experience.