CNC Design and Fabrication,

Our Workshop Recap

We held two CNC machining workshops focused on design and fabrication — one at Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in Suffolk, Virginia and one at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland.

Attendees completed a lab just as they would ask their students to do – using a Denford router and Denford QuickCAM 2D Design software with the VCarve plugin.

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PLC and VFD Systems

Training Workshop

We recently held 1-day intensive Festo Didactic PLC and VFD systems training workshops for educators at Virginia Western Community College and BridgeValley Community and Technical College.

We covered real-world PLC applications and advanced VFD systems.

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New 3D Printer Materials from Stratasys: Agilus30 and Nylon 12CF

Stratasys recently unveiled two new advanced materials for rapid prototyping – Agilus30, a PolyJet material, and Nylon 12CF, a FDM material.

Here's everything you need to know about the new material properties, system compatibility, and more.

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When Open Source 3D Printing

Makes Sense for Educators

Those who want to experiment – or hack their 3D printer – have more flexibility within their design process and timelines than those who want reliable prints every time they press the print button.

Here's Rich Sykes' take on when either option makes sense in education.

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