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The Patuxent Partnership
invites our Members and the regional community to a briefing on
Linking innovative technology with University System of MD resources:
Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute’s (Mtech) Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) & I-Corps
with
Mr. Joe Naft, Director, Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS)

Thursday, February 6, 2014

 11:00am Check-in; 11:15am Program; 12:30pm Conclude

Wyle Building 1 North, Conference Room, Exploration Drive, Lexington Park, MD  

This is a no cost program. 

Seating is limited. Advance registration is required to guarantee your seat.  Doors open at 11:00am.
To Register, Click HERE 

One of Mtech’s missions is to:
Connect Maryland companies with university resources to help them succeed through the MIPS program.

Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS)- for more information click HERE

Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) promotes the development and commercialization of products and processes through industry/university research partnerships.  MIPS provides matching funds to help Maryland companies pay for the university research.  Projects are initiated by the companies to meet their own research and development goals.

Through MIPS, Maryland firms have the opportunity to leverage their research and development funds and gain access to the creative talents and extensive research base of the University System of Maryland.  MIPS matching funds are awarded on a competitive basis for projects based on proposals submitted jointly by Maryland companies and researchers from any of the 13 University System institutions.

 

Last minute 3D Printer class is now scheduled for tomorrow night on January 24th, 2014 from 6PM – 8PM

Please signup on the PaxSpace calendar when it shows up, Should be soon. Or click the Menu Item “Events”  (Not Calendar or My Bookings)

To get this project started, We have decided to purchase the core set of electronics to begin the CNC Router project.

The goal is to build a 2’x4′ CNC Router at low cost with the capability for future upgrades.

After canvasing the internet, We have developed the following Bill of Material (BOM) for the electronics.  If you would like to proposed alternative parts, please reply in the Project : CNC Router: CNC Electronics Forums with your proposal that we may not have thought of yet.

Plan to purchase Friday 1/17/2014 unless someone has any objections. This project is being funded through donations made to the CNC Router project.

1) We have decided to go with an Arduino based controller, with GRBL Firmare: An open source, embedded, high performance g-code-parser and CNC milling controller written in optimized C that will run on a straight Arduino. WebLink: https://github.com/grbl/grbl

2)#23-205-DS8 285oz-in bipolar rating, 205oz-in unipolar rating. 3v, 3A, 200 S/R, 2.2mH, Size #23, Dual Shaft (HobbyCNC, $46 x 3) :NEMA 23 Bipolar Motors for maximum torque with a good price per performance that matches our chosen drivers. WebLink: http://www.hobbycnc.com/products/stepper-motors/

3) SainSmart CNC Router Single 1 Axis 3.5A TB6560 Driver (SainSmart, $13.99 x 3):  High Current, Good Features, Good Quality that should last the life of our router. WebLink: http://www.sainsmart.com/new-cnc-router-single-axis-3a-tb6560-stepper-motor-drivers-board-for-axiscontrol.html

4) 24V 15A 360W DC Regulated Switching Power Supply (Amazon, $27.98) Cheap good power supply that can be adjusted up to approximately 29.5V: WebLink: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANFMMSA/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_S_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=ZTT4RGHBLA1G&coliid=I26CFPO0XYRC2F