3D Systems Brings New Digital Literacy to USA Science and Engineering Festival
April 22 2014 - 09:00AM
- 21st century classroom tools featured include Cube®, SenseTM,
TouchTM
- 3D printing technology creates new digital literacy for
America's students
ROCK HILL, S.C., April 22, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --3D Systems
(NYSE:DDD) announced today that it will be bringing its 3D PRINTING
2.0 capabilities to the USA Science and Engineering Festival in
Washington, D.C. At this event 3DS will demonstrate how 21st
century tools support and promote digital literacy by showcasing
the contributions of 3D printing in K-12 STEAM education and
after-school programs. The company invites attendees to experience
3D design, scanning and printing live at the event. The event will
be held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in
Washington, D.C., from April 26 – 27, 2014.
3DS will be featuring its latest professional and consumer 3D
printing technologies that are specifically optimized for K-12
education and together, create a new level of digital literacy. 3DS
offers special discounted bundles and free curriculums and
resources to schools and independent educational programs here.
3DS is also supporting America Makes, providing 3D printers for
a hands-on interactive experience in booth #761 in the Engineering
Pavilion Hall A, as well as support for the YouthQuest Foundation
in booth #1136 in the Engineering Pavilion, Hall A.
Amanda Boxtel, who was paralyzed from a skiing accident and is
now standing tall with the help of a 3D printed hybrid Exoskeleton
robotic suit, will deliver a keynote on April 27, 2014, and discuss
ways to enhance mobility with Bionic Exoskeleton Technology.
Recently 3DS collaborated with Amanda to design and 3D print parts
of her robotics suit to mimic her natural anatomy and reflect her
personal style for increased physical and emotional comfort and
function. See Amanda walk here.
3DS' education-centric installation in booth #1039 in the
Engineering Pavilion, Hall A will showcase its select education and
youth partner offerings as well as advanced manufacturing, design
and consumer 3D printers, 3D scanners, 3D modeling software and 3D
printed products:
City X Project – prospective educators can
explore the City X Project's newly released curriculum and toolkit
that gets kids designing and 3D printing meaningful projects within
a three-day workshop. The City X Project was globally tested in a
yearlong pilot program in locations including California, Hungary,
Lebanon and Singapore, and is Common Core-guided. The free toolkit
is available at cityxproject.com/toolkit.
Blokify – kids, teachers and parents alike can
quickly design castles, ships, rockets and original creations from
this easy mobile app that uses blocks to make 3D design accessible
to everyone. Blokify is fully gamified and all creations are 3D
printable for home printers and cloud printing at Cubify.com.
Cube® 3D Printers – attendees can see 3DS'
award winning home and classroom 3D printers live print at the
event. The Cube series of printers range from the affordable Cube
3D printer to the advanced, triple-color, multi-material CubeProTM
that will be available later in 2014.
Wireless physical photography –attendees can
get live scanned with 3DS' SenseTM 3D scanner for PC and Mac users.
It provides seamless optimization for 3D printing. Ideal for
physical photography, the Sense is priced at $399, including
software, and can scan anything from six inches to ten feet in
dimension. Sense can be integrated beyond STEAM education and is
one of the easiest tools to introduce 3D technology to students of
all ages.
Perceptual 3D mouse – Attendees can use the
first-ever haptic-based consumer 3D mouse, the TouchTM, for
intuitive 3D sculpting and design. The Touch features instant force
feedback that mimics the sensation of physical sculpting, and is
compatible with 3DS' Cubify® SculptTM software, providing a
powerful virtual design experience for K-12 STEAM classes. Priced
at $499 with software, the Touch is expected to be ready for
commercial shipment during the second quarter of 2014.
Integrated scan-to-design and inspection tools and print
drivers – also being demonstrated is 3DS' popular
Geomagic® Capture®, the industry's first integrated scan-based
design and inspection solution, as well as its best-selling
Geomagic Freeform® design software optimized for industrial
designers, jewellers and medical applications. Geomagic Capture and
Geomagic Freeform are ideal for advanced high school STEAM classes
and give students experience with tools and workflows they will
encounter in the workforce.
Learn more about 3D Systems' commitment to manufacturing the
future today at www.3dsystems.com.
About 3D Systems Corporation
3D Systems is a leading provider of 3D printing centric
design-to-manufacturing solutions including 3D printers, print
materials and cloud sourced on-demand custom parts for
professionals and consumers alike in materials including plastics,
metals, ceramics and edibles. The company also provides integrated
3D scan-based design, freeform modeling and inspection tools and
integrated 3D planning and printing digital thread that for
personalized surgery and patient specific medical devices. Its
products and services replace and complement traditional methods
and reduce the time and cost of designing new products by printing
real parts directly from digital input. These solutions are used to
rapidly design, create, communicate, prototype or produce
functional parts and assemblies, empowering customers to
manufacture the future.
Leadership Through Innovation and
Technology
- 3DS invented 3D printing with its Stereolithography (SLA)
printer and was the first to commercialize it in 1989.
- 3DS invented Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) printing and was
the first to commercialize it in 1992.
- 3DS invented the Color-Jet-Printing (CJP) class of 3D printers
and was the first to commercialize 3D powder-based systems in
1994.
- 3DS invented Multi-Jet-Printing (MJP) printers and was the
first to commercialize it in 1996.
Today its comprehensive range of 3D printers is the industry's
benchmark for production-grade manufacturing in aerospace,
automotive, patient specific medical device and a variety of
consumer, electronic and fashion accessories.
More information on the company is available at
www.3DSystems.com.
CONTACT: Investor Contact: Stacey Witten
Stacey.Witten@3dsystems.com
Media Contact: Alyssa Reichental
Press@3dsystems.com
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