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REGI U.S. INC. And Its Subsidiary, RadMax Technologies, Inc., and Northern Illinois University Collaborate on 3D Industrial Printing of RadMax Expander Design
REGI U.S. INC. And Its Subsidiary, RadMax Technologies, Inc., and Northern Illinois University Collaborate on 3D Industrial Printing of RadMax Expander Design.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nSPOKANE, Wash., Jan. 24, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- REGI U.S., Inc. (“REGI” or “RGUS” or \"the Company\") (OTCQB: RGUS), The Board of Directors, Regi U.S., Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, RadMax Technologies, Inc. (RadMax), are pleased to announce today the collaboration with the Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (NIU-CEET) for the 3D metal printing of a fully functional RadMax expander.\n During the collaboration, NIU will produce 3D metal printed components to be used in the construction of a fully functional RadMax refrigerant gas expander prototype. This device will then be compared to those manufactured via traditional methods in the areas of production speed, cost, weight, parts count, strength, performance and overall efficiency. The objective is to understand the capabilities and potential role of 3D printing in RadMax’s long-term manufacturing strategy.  Paul Porter, RadMax’s Chief Technology Officer, stated, “The ability to 3D print complete devices and associated components offers the opportunity to increase production speed, reduce weight and parts count while maintaining strength and overall performance for end users. The capability to 3D print will also shorten product development timelines by dramatically reducing the time and cost of manufacturing and testing new concepts and designs in current and future RadMax devices.” Under the direction of Dr. Federico Sciammarella, Associate Professor and Interim Chair, Mechanical Engineering, NIU is learning industries additive manufacturing requirements and growing its portfolio in 3D metal printing. Aside from his research in process monitoring in metal 3D printing, Dr. Sciammarella is also planning to transfer this experience into the classroom. According to Dr. Sciammarella, “Understanding Industry’s requirements for rapid prototyping help us prepare future graduates in this discipline assuring a trained employee pool as the technology evolves. This collaboration is in perfect alignment with our mission as a department and college and fits to what we do best, which is creating functional engineers that are ready for the future. We are very thankful for forward-thinking companies like RadMax for providing us the opportunity to show our value.” T...