Paul Kovach

University of Pittsburgh

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

From Garage Production to Global Exporter

Since it’s founding over 35 years ago in a Maryland garage, Patton Electronics has grown to be an international player in the design and manufacture of communication and network connectivity hardware for a wide range of applications. Watch Now!

Dr. Andrew Bunger in his Benedum Hall lab with the newly installed compression frame he uses to simulate the high-stress environment deep inside the Earth.

Look at Nature with Eye of an Engineer

How naturally occurring geological features can inspire new methods in petroleum engineering.

For larger internal lattice networks, if the open run of the lattice network is close to the maximum build span, the solid skinned top surface of the lattice network will risk an incomplete closure. Because of internal stresses generated during the build, these unconnected areas raise and in turn cause the recoating blade to strike them, which results in a failed build.

Grant to Make 3D Printing More Efficient

The work should make it easier to compensate for residual distortion, residual stress, and post-machining requirements.