INDUSTRY news
Humtown, Youngstown State Unveil 3-D Printer Youngstown State University
(Youngstown, Ohio) and Humtown Products (Columbiana, Ohio) unveiled
a 3-D sand printer at Humtown’s new 3-D mold manufacturing facility located in the Columbiana
County Port Authority’s industrial park in Leetonia. It is the only 3-D sand printer in the state. The printer, valued at nearly $1
million, is the S-Max industrial production 3-D printer from Ex- One. It weighs more than 16 tons and prints large, complex sand cores and mold packages directly from CAD data. The printer, secured via an
Ohio Third Frontier grant to YSU and America Makes, will support the metalcasting industry throughout Ohio. T e facility also will serve as
The printer is housed at Humtown’s new 3-D mold manufacturing facility located in the Columbiana County Port Authority’s industrial park in Leetonia.
a classroom and laboratory for engineering students from YSU and other universities and community colleges in Northeast Ohio. T e 2,800-sq.-ft. climate- and humid- ity-controlled facility in Leetonia was designed to meet production process specifi cations for the opera- tion of the printer. T e facility also houses offi ce space and a 40-seat, auditorium-style training room that will be used to teach AFS’ 3-D Printing Optimization course. Also included is an area for working with and training YSU students and staff . “We are thrilled to partner with Humtown, America Makes and others to bring this cutting- edge manufacturing technology to the region,” said Jim Tressel, president, YSU. “Like any good partnership, there are several groups that will benefit from this venture, not the least of which are our YSU students, who will gain hands-on experience work- ing side-by-side with industry and academic experts at this facility.” Mark Lamoncha, president and
CEO, Humtown, also was excited. “Ahead of technology comes
three-dimensional thinking and leadership; that’s the kind of think- ing and leadership we are seeing with YSU and America Makes,” he said. “As a team, including the ex- pertise of YSU faculty and students, we look forward to refi ning this new technology, making the metalcasting industry even stronger.”
8 | METAL CASTING DESIGN & PURCHASING | Mar/Apr 2017
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