Abstract:

3D printers are being added to our lives more and more every day. The most important effect here is undoubtedly the cheaper prices and the discovery of new areas of use. The use of 3D printers in education, especially in vocational and technical education, is increasing day by day. 3D printers are undoubtedly one of the most important tools for those who design in this field to transform ideas from a virtual environment into a tangible result. Thanks to these tools, students acquire various skills in the post-design prototyping phase. With 3D models and prints, it is also easier to explain subjects that are difficult to understand for students studying vocational and technical education. Thanks to these tools, which have various advantages over traditional machining in production studies, it is also easier for students to prepare for their fields of business. Vocational schools of higher education, which have the mission of training qualified technical staff required by the sector, will be able to train young people who can contribute to production by having their students make adequate practices in design and modeling. In this study, the usage areas and potentials of 3D printers in the departments of Iskenderun Technical University Iskenderun Vocational School of Higher Education, which is one of the schools that have assimilated the stated mission and has a long history, were examined. In the last part of the study, inferences about the findings reached within the scope of the research are given.

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