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Edufacturing HUB: Transformation

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The place where the limits of 3D geometry disappear. Experience the magic of industrial engineering calculations, SLS laser technologies and photopolymerization (SLA).

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COURSES FOR INNOVATORS

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PBF (SLS/SLM/DMLS) · Topology Optimization · Edge AI Vision. Three courses on industrial manufacturing.

PBF301 Innovator

PBF 301: Powder Bed Fusion

The move from prototype to series. Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) and Multi Jet Fusion (MJF), the two technologies that turned 3D printing into real industrial production: no supports, isotropic strength, and hundreds of parts nested into a single build.

5 modules 10 lessons 20 exercises
What you will learn ↓
  • ✓Understanding the ISO/ASTM 52900 Powder Bed Fusion (PBF) group and the PBF-LB/P (SLS) and PBF-IA/P (MJF) subcategories
  • ✓The differences between SLS laser sintering and MJF voxel-level inkjet fusion
  • ✓Why PBF needs no supports: the powder is the support
  • ✓PBF economics: refresh ratio, cost per part, and the break-even point against injection molding
  • ✓Nesting (3D packing): the technique for filling a build chamber
  • ✓PBF-specific DfAM rules: escape holes of 5 mm or more, minimum walls, gaps
  • ✓Post-processing: depowdering, vapor smoothing (PostPro3D), dyeing (DyeMansion)
  • ✓When PBF is the right choice and when it is not: objective criteria for serial production

This course is taught in Bulgarian. The lesson preview, the exercise and the quiz are available in the Bulgarian version.

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DFAM301 Innovator

DFAM 301: Topology optimization and generative design

How mathematics, finite element analysis and artificial intelligence create parts that weigh 50% less and take twice the load of hand-designed ones. From the SIMP algorithm to the GE Aviation nozzle. Engineering made possible only by additive manufacturing.

5 modules 10 lessons 20 exercises
What you will learn ↓
  • ✓Understanding the mathematics behind topology optimization (SIMP, density-based, level-set)
  • ✓The difference between topology optimization, generative design and lattice optimization
  • ✓Working with the leading software: Fusion 360 Generative Design, nTopology, Altair Inspire, Ansys Mechanical
  • ✓Beam lattices (BCC, FCC, octet truss) against TPMS surfaces (gyroid, Schwarz P, IWP)
  • ✓Finite element validation of optimized designs, the critical step before printing
  • ✓Topology-specific design rules for AM: minimum thicknesses, overhang angles, build direction
  • ✓Real projects: the GE Aviation nozzle (855 parts to 12), the Airbus partition (45% lighter), SpaceX Raptor
  • ✓Return on investment and the business case for topology optimization in series production

This course is taught in Bulgarian. The lesson preview, the exercise and the quiz are available in the Bulgarian version.

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AI301 Innovator

AI 301: Machine vision at the edge

From a proof-of-concept with a camera and a Raspberry Pi to a production-ready machine vision system with TensorFlow Lite, ONNX Runtime and MobileNet or YOLO models. Defect detection on 3D printers (Obico), agriculture, retail, security: the same fundamentals, different applications. Edge computing means privacy, low latency and independence from the cloud.

5 modules 10 lessons 20 exercises
What you will learn ↓
  • ✓When edge AI beats the cloud, judged on latency, privacy, bandwidth and cost
  • ✓Hardware platforms for edge vision: Raspberry Pi 5, NVIDIA Jetson, Google Coral, ESP32-S3 CAM
  • ✓Classical machine vision with OpenCV: filters, edge detection, contours, morphology
  • ✓Deep models for the edge: MobileNet, EfficientNet, YOLO (v5/v8/v11), MediaPipe
  • ✓Model optimization: quantization (INT8, FP16), pruning, TFLite, ONNX Runtime
  • ✓Training workflows: TensorFlow, PyTorch, Edge Impulse, Roboflow, and when to use which
  • ✓Production deployment: Docker, over-the-air updates, monitoring, MLOps at the edge
  • ✓Real projects: Obico spaghetti detection, Tesla Autopilot, in-store counting, agricultural drones

This course is taught in Bulgarian. The lesson preview, the exercise and the quiz are available in the Bulgarian version.

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