For over 19 years, the Center for Additive Manufacturing and Logistics has been a national and global leader in additive manufacturing. Now, they are preparing to move from their current location in Daniels Hall to the new Fitts-Woolard Hall on Centennial Campus.
Ola Harrysson, Fitts Distinguished Professor in the department of industrial & systems engineering and director of CAMAL, explained the process commonly known as 3D printing, which is a huge part of what the center does.
“The official name in industry is additive manufacturing,” Harrysson said. “The reason for that is all of these processes work with you, depositing material on top of each other. So, you’re layer-by-layer of building up your points. That’s why it’s called additive…