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Profound3D named Official East Coast Zortrax Distributor

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Profound3D named Official East Coast Zortrax Distributor

Zortrax’s presence in the United States has just gotten a little bit stronger thanks to a just-announced partnership with Media Supply Inc. The Pennsylvania-based retailer will be Zortrax’s second US distributor, and will cover the eastern states – the West is currently covered by 3D Proshare. Media Supply Inc. has been in business since 1986. In addition to providing printing services and supplies for individuals, corporations and government agencies, the company also shares Zortrax’s focus on education, providing specialized packages for schools. “By cooperating with this new distributor, we are executing our plan of increasing Zortrax’s presence in the US,”...

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3D printing in 3rd grade classroom

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3D printing in 3rd grade classroom

Reposted from RobotLab, Nov 18, 2015 Technology is one of the most important parts of our lives; this makes it very important that student should be guided to make use of technology in best of its way. Technology when used to teach the students such that they get to make use of something they already learned theoretically is a great idea.   This idea was presented to world by the two learned teachers of 3rd grade. They combined mathematical knowledge of geometry and latest technology of 3D printing together. This combination of two factors not only made mathematics and especially geometry fun...

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MakerBot Announces Winners of 3D Printed Assistive Technology Challenge

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From ConnSense Report MakerBot Announces Winners of 3D Printed Assistive Technology Challenge by Clare Scott The design and development of assistive technology is one of the most promising facets of the 3D printing revolution. Easing the lives of people with disabilities has been a priority for a number of companies, schools, and organizations who have sponsored challenges and makeathons geared towards the development of assisitve devices. At the end of September, MakerBot launched an Assistive Technology Challenge that invited Thingiverse users to use the recent Bay Area Makeathon as inspiration to develop their own assistive devices.  The mouse was designed as a mouthpiece with a...

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3D printing takes off at Timmins library

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3D printing takes off at Timmins library

From TimminsPress.com By Sarah Moore Tuesday, January 26, 2016 12:01:04 EST PM Karina Douglas, the reference librarian at the Timmins Public Library, has been busy teaching people in the city how to operate the MakerBot 3D printer. The printer arrived at the library back in October and has recently become available for public use TIMMINS - Almost 30 people have become qualified 3D printer operators since the Timmins Public Library began holding orientation sessions on the technology this month. The MakerBot Replicator landed in Timmins back in October and after taking some time to orient themselves with the machine and work out...

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3D Print This Incredible Superhero Mask from Zortrax

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3D Print This Incredible Superhero Mask from Zortrax

The costume and replica prop communities have taken to 3D printing like wildfire. From making full Iron Man costumes to Thingiverse’s amazing collection of Star Wars props, 3D printing has become a great way for fans to show their love for their favorite movies or characters. Last week, 3D printer manufacturer Zortrax gave back to that community by creating an amazing 3D printable mask inspired by the comic book superheroes we all love. The Zortrax Super Hero mask was designed to be printed on the Zortrax M200 using Zortrax’z Z-HIPS material. Don’t worry though — if you don’t have an M200, Zortrax...

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