3D Printing Curriculum Available for Educators

By DE Editors

Dimension 3D Printing Group (Eden Praire, MN), a business unit of Stratasys, is offering a specially designed 3D printing curriculum aimed at giving educators additional tools to integrate real-world 3D printing technology into their existing engineering and design programs.

Developed in coordination with leading educators and industry experts, the Dimension 3D Printing Learning Modules are included free of charge to educators with each new Dimension 3D Printer, including the recently introduced Dimension 1200 Series or Dimension 768 Series.

"Many of our education customers have expressed an interest in ways they can utilize their 3D printers as a learning tool in the classroom," said Jon Cobb, vice president and general manager of 3D printing for Stratasys. "The Dimension 3D Printing Learning Modules are a fantastic way to introduce students to 3D printing technology while teaching them the foundational concepts of engineering and design."

The learning modules consist of a series of lessons, including Theory of Shapes, Dimensioning and Tolerancing, Fasteners, Casting, and Gears and Cams. Each module provides hands-on activities to teach students basic engineering and design principles while using 3D printing, a technology that is rapidly becoming an integral part of many companies' design toolsets.

Contributors to the development of the Dimension 3D Printing Learning Modules included Steve Bailes, engineering educator at Owensboro Technical College in Owensboro, Kent., and Terry Wohlers, recognized 3D printing industry expert and publisher of the Wohlers Report, an annual review and analysis of the rapid prototyping market.

"Enabling high school and college students with the skills to use real-world technology such as 3D printing will better help them succeed in a market where rapid prototyping tools are becoming more commonplace," said Wohlers.

For more information, visit dimensionprinting.com.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.