Please see me to discuss. What is the minimum or maximum thickness of the material to be used? Are there any strength requirements! Where would the unit be used? Interior or exterior environment? Should it be sealed? Splash proof? Dust or dirt proof? Those considerations might play in the selection of materials. I think is best to meet to discuss. Thanks, Jorge Martinez EPICS Lab Manager ARMS 1210 (765)49 40629 Sent from Mobile Device (574)214 9450 On Feb 25, 2018, at 9:46 PM, Rahul Maheswaran <rmaheswa@purdue.edu<mailto:rmaheswa@purdue.edu>> wrote: <pic1.jpeg> <pic2.jpeg> Hi sir, I wanted to give you give you some additional information about the email we sent out earlier. Our team has finished prototyping our design and with our reviews from the past design review, we are hoping to deliver within the next 4 weeks. Thus, the primary priority is time. We need a device that looks like something in the pictures attached. (The models aren't dimensionally accurate) It is just a very rough sketch of what we are hoping to achieve and the two options we have to make that would be to 3D print them (in parts, with a total of 5 individual parts) or use acrylic sheets and shape/cut them with laser. Right now, we are looking at both the options while we work on the accurate 3D model and go with whatever option we find to be the least time-consuming. We decided to email you as we were told by the EPICS office that you could let us know if there are any acrylic sheets that are already available for use. From our calculations, we will need a minimum of 2x (1m *1m) sheets. So we are looking for sheets around that sizing. As for color; we are leaning towards white/black/silver (or grey) but we would opt for whatever would take the least amount of time to get. So the purpose of this email is to get a general understanding of how long it would take to get the material we have mentioned above so we can decide between printing them or cutting them. We would like to thank you for taking the time to read this and greatly appreciate your assistance in this matter. Thanking you, Rahul Maheswaran Project Manager | EPICS INDIA ________________________________ From: Martinez, Jorge L <mart1419@purdue.edu<mailto:mart1419@purdue.edu>> Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2018 2:58:04 PM To: Zaina Mae El-Demerdash Cc: Rahul Maheswaran; Lauren Nicole Comer; Alexis Jane Marks Subject: Re: EPICS India: Acrylic I am assuming the acrylic is not needed for 3D printing, as we only use PLA. We should have enough PLA in the lab for 3D printing. At this point there is no acrylic in back order. The best route would be the team ordering what is needed. Lead time would depend on size and vendor. There are multiple sources, and the material is very common. Has the team determined what is needed? Please see me if you want to discuss further. Jorge Martinez EPICS Lab Manager ARMS 1210 (765)49 40629 Sent from Mobile Device (574)214 9450 On Feb 25, 2018, at 1:20 PM, Zaina Mae El-Demerdash <zeldemer@purdue.edu<mailto:zeldemer@purdue.edu>> wrote: Hello, Our team plans on 3D printing a casing for our project and need acrylic. We spoke to someone in the EPICS office and they mentioned the possibility of there being some on backorder we could use and were told to contact you. Is there any available for us to use? If not, how do we order it and do you know how long it would take to get here? Thank you! EPICS India
