Want to know more about 3D printing? Want to network with other folks interested in or using 3D printing? Want to be a part of building Maryland into a hub for 3D printing? Join us for the 3D Maryland Innovators User Group evening at the ETC in Baltimore. This user group is for everyone and anyone interested in 3D printing and additive manufacturing- knowledgeable experts, novices, investors, entrepreneurs, techies, designers, engineers, everyone! The Innovators User Group features short presentations… Show more on hardware, software, product development, platforms, and networking. This is the place to build connections in Maryland’s rapid tech ecosystem, the place to find people to work with, as we build Maryland into a hub for 3D printing and additive manufacturing. Stay tuned for a complete list of presenters and topics!
Scheduled Presenters: Todd Blatt, Tinkerine Studios
"3D Scanning from $0 to a million" Transporting things into the computer in 3D like Jeff Bridges' character from the 1982 film Tron, isn't just science fiction anymore. Todd will take us through several projects completed using 3D scanning techniques utilizing equipment of various price points. He'll show you a wide variety of scanning solutions including a free method using only the cellphone in your pocket, inexpensive infrared based scanning, some more professional level machines, some that use lasers, MRIs and more!
Todd is a UMBC Mechanical Engineering Graduate and founder of Custom 3D Stuff, the Bmore3D store, an avid 3D modeler, artist, and former senior designer at MakerBot. He is the VP of Market Direction for Canadian 3D printer manufacturer Tinkerine Studios, the creators of the DittoPro, Ditto+ and Litto 3D printers. Tinkerine is a publicly traded company offering hardware and software, filament, and a complete educational curriculum for learning 3D printing as well as lesson plans to integrate 3D printing into the classroom. Todd is an active member of the Baltimore Node makerspace and has been 3D designing since 1997.
Vince Rossi, Smithsonian X 3D Smithsonian X 3D is the institution’s efforts in scanning its collection of millions of objects and scientific research sites, digitizing its collections. Vince Rossi along with Adam Matello created the digitization project, developed the 3D workflows, putting the Smithsonian’s digitized collection on the web.
Vince made a name for himself working as a sculptor for a special effects company where he created props and costumes for The Royal Opera House, The English National Opera, The Glyndebourne Festival Opera, The English National Ballet and The Royal Shakespeare Company. From 2004 to 2011, he worked as a sculptor, model maker and project manager for the Smithsonian's Office of Exhibit Central and helped produce and manage many Smithsonian exhibits. From 2011 to present Vince works as a 3D Program Officer for the Smithsonian's Digitization Program Office. Rossi has a BFA in sculpture from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia and Graduate level fine art study at Goldsmiths College/ University of London, England.
Juliana Anzalone, Mechanical Design Engineer and 3D Printer at American IV in Harmans, MD
Juliana Anzalone is a mechanical design engineer and uses 3D-printing. She earned her BSME from Lehigh University in 1995 and her MSME from Johns Hopkins University in 2003. She spent 14 years in the mechanical design group at Northrop Grumman in Linthicum, MD. At NGC, Ms. Anzalone was fortunate to serve as the lead mechanical on several programs and earn numerous awards. She recently joined the medical device company, American IV in Harmans, MD. While working for AIV & NGC, Ms. Anzalone used 3D printing to investigate design ideas. At AIV, the 3D printer is used to create demonstrations of final products and to quickly fabricate tools that can be used on the assembly-floor. Ms. Anzalone is a Maryland native and the proud mother of three engineers-in-training.
Elvin Peprah, Product Design and Development Lead at Alio Designs "3D After School Special" With the rise of desktop 3D printers, it's only a matter of time before they are common and necessary as cell phones. This session is about after-school programs that will provide young innovative minds with the tools necessary to shape our economy. Elvin Peprah is a mechanical engineer (University of Maryland) who works as the Product Design and Development Lead at Alio Designs.He also works for The Great Adventure Lab, a STEM after-school program that teaches kids basic building and programming techniques using Legos®. With his expertise in additive manufacturing he developed a 3D printing curriculum for 4-8th graders that is presently in its piloting stages. He hopes to someday develop educational products and systems that create opportunities for everyone to innovate the world around them.
Interested in presenting? Send a one paragraph description of what you do to Tracy Turner at tlturner@hceda.org .
3D Maryland is an initiative of the Howard County Economic Development Authority’s Maryland Center for Entrepreneurship, in cooperation with the Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland.
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