Student-Made Models for Real-World Industry
Union engineering student, Easton Slater, has been using the Maker’s Space to design and 3D print scale models of industrial alternators for Nidec's Lexington facility as part of his summer internship for Nidec.
The 1/10-scale model will be used as a display piece to help managers explain Nidec's products to customers and guests. The larger 1/5-scale model is designed for employee onboarding—and can be taken apart so new employees can see and handle the individual components of an alternator.
Nidec's industrial full-size alternators generate 2–5 megawatts of power and are used in applications including backup generators for hospitals and data centers.
We love seeing students take the skills and tools available in the Maker’s Space and apply them to real-world projects! And we also love to see local companies supporting our students and our students supporting them!
