THE USE OF 3D PRINTERS IN HIGHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR EDUCATION AND INCOME OPPORTUNITIES

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Popularize the use of 3D printers in higher education institutions. Show their usefulness both economically and for educational purposes. Photos of 3D printing capabilities are provided. Teaching students using 3D models is a means of improving the quality of the educational process. Keywords: 3D printer; 3D printing; higher education institutions; layouts, 3d printer supplies. No one will argue that the visuality of the material being studied significantly increases its assimilation. That is why it is necessary to offer as much practical work as possible and offer to "touch with your hands" various teaching aids. Almost all higher education institutions order some or other models, parts, teaching aids, which are not so cheap. It is much more convenient to have a special device at hand that can create the necessary teaching material at any time, which will make it much easier to explain a new topic or something more detailed. A 3D printer can provide this opportunity. With a 3D printer, you can bring absolutely all your electronic drawings to life, even on your desktop. To avoid printing problems, it is worth checking the functionality of the equipment, the availability of the source material and, of course, the accuracy of the designed electronic model in advance. Small 3D printers are designed to work in unequipped rooms. You can easily place it in your office or in a large laboratory without taking up much space. The main feature is that they work quietly, the material from which the model is made does not contain toxic substances and does not emit foreign odors. This equipment is easy to operate and connect, and comes with software and prompts on the control panel. [1]. The material used is mainly ABS plastic (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), which can be subjected to significant loads. The variety of colors of the material is impressive, although there is a downside - ABS does not produce transparent models. 23 SCIENCE SHINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Issue 17(52), Volume 1 | ISSN 3030-377X | 10.07.2025 So, why is it worth buying this equipment for higher education institutions? First of all, the creation of visual aids. A 3D printer is especially useful in technical departments, because that is where they design and create various buildings, mechanisms, parts, etc. The equipment allows not only to create a real model, but also to reduce or increase its scale (Figure 1). Figure 1. Scale models If you select a more precise nozzle, it becomes possible to create even very small parts for various mechanisms. (Figure 2). Figure 2. Printing accuracy 24 SCIENCE SHINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Issue 17(52), Volume 1 | ISSN 3030-377X | 10.07.2025 It is not necessary to create 3D models of mock-ups or parts yourself. There are already a huge number of created electronic models of parts on the Internet. A 3D printer allows you to create fairly complex parts already assembled. If you print the details separately, then you can connect them without any problems to a simple school model (picture 3) or a simple mechanism (picture 4) Figures 3, 4 Complex detail It is not necessary to print something standard and common. You can safely turn on your imagination and create something new and interesting (Figures 6 and 7). It is clear that a 3D printer can create almost anything, thereby facilitating the learning process for students and allowing them to absorb the knowledge they have gained faster. How can you make money using this equipment? The idea of producing souvenir products both to order and developing your own attributes immediately comes to mind (Figure 8). Figure 8. Gift souvenirs 25 SCIENCE SHINE INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL Issue 17(52), Volume 1 | ISSN 3030-377X | 10.07.2025 Almost all higher education institutions conduct various experiments and have scientific developments. With the help of this technology, you will be able not only to evaluate the design and shape of the future product, but also to test it in operation. Having a 3D printer at hand, anyone can receive inexpensive models from ABS plastic to test several working ideas at once. With a 3D printer at hand, anyone can get inexpensive ABS plastic models to test several working ideas at once. This will significantly save development time and concepts. It often happens that some subtleties of the assembly of a unit cannot be identified by electronic modeling. For example, cable routing or soldering of the same cable, whether the holes for the cable or fastening of something to the part or unit are sufficient. A real model allows you to correctly select the bases for fastening the workpiece, find weak points, improve them and, of course, build them into the mechanism and check the operation at idle. It is important that when printing a model at your workstation, the likelihood of information leaking from your project is reduced to zero. The demonstration can be carried out at the design stage, and then the shortcomings can be correc