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Oklahoma State University
At Oklahoma State University in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology (CEAT) engineering students have access to the ENDEAVOR facility. ENDEAVOR is a 72,000 ft undergraduate facility with 12 laboratories, five makerspace locations, and five design laboratories – plus offices and other non-lab spaces. In total, 1,500-2,000 students use the facility each year, and supports 38 courses from eight engineering departments.
Among all the industrial equipment dedicated to train the future engineering workforce in ENDEAVOR, there sits two Onyx Pros, two Mark Twos, an X7, and a Metal X. "Markforged came on our radar because of their Onyx and continuous fiber reinforcement printers. “That's what really got our attention," says Dr. Brad Rowland, ENDEAVOR Manager of Operations at Oklahoma State University.
Rowland says he hopes the Metal X will help to differentiate OSU’s students from others. “The ability for students to print in metal would be a huge boom for student design projects,” says Rowland.
Students currently use the composite printers for various projects, ranging from remote-controlled carts to special Unmanned Aerial Vehicle projects. “We already have two student-designed products in consideration for patents. One of them will rely on the Markforged Mark Two printers to build it,” says Rowland.
ENDEAVOR provides students with the ability to go from concept to part-in-hand, often making parts that are unable to be created using traditional manufacturing – or parts that blend subtractive, additive, and other techniques such as casting.
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