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3D Printing in the Classroom April 19, 2016 Hosted by Strategic 3D Solutions, Inc.
3D Printing in the Classroom
April 19, 2016
Hosted by Strategic 3D Solutions, Inc.
Jet Engine by MakerBot
• Company History
• Growth of the Industry
• Classroom Use Cases
• Product Offerings
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AGENDA
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THEN
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NOW
Largest install base
100,000+MakerBot Desktop 3D Printers in the world
33% of all printersOne-third of all 3D Printers in the world
Largest community
1,000,000+Designs uploaded to Thingiverse
1,000,000+Downloads per week
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ABOUT MAKERBOT
FAQs
• How long has 3D printing been around?
• What’s the material?
• How much does it cost to print something?
• How long does it take?
• How does it work?
Source: Wohler’s 2014
2020 EXPECTED MARKET SIZE
$21+ BillionEstimated global market for additive manufacturing
products & services
2013 ACTUAL
$3.1 Billion
2020 ESTIMATE
$21 Billion
2018 ESTIMATE
$12.5 Billion
$21$12.5$3.1
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OVERALL PREDICTED MARKET SIZE
MakerBot is preparing students
for the jobs of the future by making
3D printing accessible, relevant and fun.
THE MAKERBOT EDUCATION MISSION
Educators adopt new technologies,
which students then bring into the workforce.
Companies adopt those new technologies, then in turn they seek to hire
graduates who are fluent in those new technologies.
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• Teaching tools of the future
• Advanced applications including robotics and engineering
• Used as an acquisition tool to attract the best students
• Creating demand for household acquisition
• Integrated into a range of different classes including:
• Science
• Technology
• Engineering
• Arts
• Math
• Shop
Tyrannosaurus Rex by MakerBot
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FOR EDUCATORS
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Rita Foretich’s 3rd Grade Art Class
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Ryan Cain’s Classroom
Leslie Perry
Design Technology Teacher,
The Whitby School
Collaborate to bring your
classroom to life.
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TEACH PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS USING PHYSICAL OBJECTS
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TURN ABSTRACT MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS INTO CONCRETE EXPERIENCES
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K-12 Fundraising
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K-12 PRODUCT DESIGN
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K-12 PRODUCT DESIGN
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Promoting Good
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Supporting Innovation
1985 2015
21ST CENTURY LEARNING COMMONS
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MakerBot Starter Lab
Audiences
and Uses
Classroom Use
Clubs
Individual Users Maximize
Collaboration
MAKERBOT STARTER LAB
MakerBot Starter Labs can be employed in a number of ways
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Clug ($100k funded)
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Dash Wireless Headphone $3.3M Funded
University of MassachusettsUNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
Dan FreedmanDean, Science & Engineering
SUNY New Paltz, New York
Training
students to
think in a
different way.
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Introducing 3D Printers to the Classroom
ENES100• First-Year Engineering Design Course
• Flipped Nature
• 1200 students each year
3D Printed Car Module
• Small printable car was designed in-house
• Each team prints a full car
• Online instructables CAD videos
• Homework Assignments
Student Response
Printer Usage for Design
Project
77.8% - Did not have access to a 3D Printer before this class
91.2% - Felt adequately prepared to 3D print their projects
56.4% - Used CAD as a design tool before prototyping (up from 36.1%)
ProjectsTerps Racing - Student designed race car
Bio-Inspired RoboticsPick and Place machine
Projects
MetaFlex Orthosis Glove
ProjectsSteve: Alligator Inspired Robot
PREPARE STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN INNOVATIVE COMPANIES
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‹#› PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
MAKERBOT IN THE CLASSROOMCONTENT BY MAKERBOT LEARNING
‹#› PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
THINIGIVERSE JUMPSTARTCONTENT BY MAKERBOT LEARNING
‹#› PROPRIETARY AND CONFIDENTIAL
THINIGIVERSITYCONTENT BY MAKERBOT LEARNING
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THINIGIVERSITYCONTENT BY MAKERBOT LEARNING
MakerBot
Replicator Mini
MakerBot
Replicator
MakerBot
Replicator Z18
MakerBot
Replicator 2X
MakerBot
Digitizer
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PRODUCT MIX
THE SMART EXTRUDER
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Support
Partner
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We Provide…
• 3D Printers
• 3D Scanners
• 3D Printing & 3D Scanning Services
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Contact information
MakerBot Industires, LLC
Ben Aghion
One MetroTech Center, 21st Fl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Phone: (978)-407-3777
Strategic 3D Solutions, Inc.
Bruce Reimer
4805 Green Road, Suite 114
Raleigh, NC 27616
Phone: (919)-451-5963
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ANY QUESTIONS?
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