EdTech

4 Steps to Create a Strong 3D Printing Program

Technology professional development specialist at Moreno Valley Unified School District in southern California. She has led a movement in her district to increase access and equity in STEAM by ...

3D Printer Pros Agree: These 5 Tricks Makes Printing 10 Times Easier

If you are new to 3D printing, you are bound to make some mistakes navigating the learning curve. Here are some tricks to ...
Business Wire

MakerBot Earns ISTE Seal for 3D Printing Certification Program, Study Shows K-12 Teacher Satisfaction Doubles in Two Years

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MakerBot, the industry leader in 3D printing for education, has just earned the ISTE Seal of Alignment for the recently launched MakerBot Certification™ program for ...
Business Wire

MakerBot Launches Teacher Certification Program, First Training for 3D Printing Curriculum

BROOKLYN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MakerBot, the industry leader in 3D printing for education, found in over 7,000 schools, is thrilled to launch the most comprehensive 3D printing certification program ...
UMass Lowell

Workforce Development Program Advances Students’ Skills in 3D Printing

Additive manufacturing, more popularly known as 3D printing, is one of the fastest-growing fields in the manufacturing industry. The technology is now being used to fabricate a wide range of complex, ...
AZOM

What Is the Role of Slicer Software in 3D Printing?

What Is Slicer Software and How Does it Enable 3D Printing? 3D printing, a type of additive manufacturing, works by creating objects layer-by-layer based on a digital computer-aided design (CAD) model ...
AZOM

A Guide to Simulation Software for 3D Printing

3D printing, technically known as additive manufacturing (AM), has gained a lot of use as both a novelty technique to be used at home to print ‘cool things’ and as a manufacturing tool to fabricate ...
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Onshape is the best CAD software for 3D printing beginners

Learning 3D printing is already a juggling act: slicing profiles, filament quirks, bed leveling drama, and that one spool that squeaks like it’s haunted. CAD adds another layer to that, and it’s ...

AI and 3D printing help researchers create heat- and pressure-resistant materials for aerospace and defense applications

AI models are designing new metal alloys that have been 3D-printed and tested in the lab. The results are then fed back into the AI to accelerate alloy discovery.
Winston-Salem Journal

3D printing introduced to WSSU's occupational therapy program

Winston-Salem State University’s occupational therapy program is testing out 3D printing as a cost-efficient, flexible way to provide adaptive tools and devices for patients. Through grant funding, ...

From shop class to 3D printing: transforming tech education at Valley High School

It was winter 2002 when Rick Shaner graduated from then-California University of Pennsylvania with a degree in technical education and was out job hunting. “I was thinking, nobody’s going to be hiring ...