Mickey Wang
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Mickey Wang not only built the 3D printing machines in the Industrial Design workshop using open-source plans, he also makes sure that the waste material generated from the students’ 3D products is recycled for future uses. Design is an iterative process; the first model is not usually the final one. Students often need to rethink, redesign, and start again. What happens to the “waste” created in this creative process? Mikey recycles the failed prints, along with any project print waste, using an old oven to melt the waste into sheets of materials that can then be used for other model-making purposes. To up his game, Mikey is also looking into a plastic grinding and filament re-extrusion system that will enable him to produce recycled filament, the material needed to create 3D printing. Mickey and his Industrial Design colleagues are not only preparing Industrial Design students for future careers, but also demonstrating sustainable practices that can benefit everyone’s future.
Publication Date
2023
Keywords
environment, community, mission zero
Faculty
Technologist, FAAD
Program
Industrial Design
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Wang, Mickey, "Mickey Wang" (2023). 2023. 5.
https://source.sheridancollege.ca/sustainability-heroes-2023/5
