HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 5,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Stanley Black & Decker (NYSE: SWK)
and Techstars today announced that the application period for the
Stanley+Techstars Additive Manufacturing Accelerator is now
open.
Last month, Stanley Black &
Decker and Techstars, one of the world's best startup
accelerators, announced the formation of a three-year partnership
and the launch of the Stanley+Techstars Additive Manufacturing
Accelerator in Hartford. This mentorship-driven,
entrepreneurial accelerator program will select 10 startups in the
additive manufacturing space to participate in its first year.
The Stanley+Techstars Additive Manufacturing Accelerator will
focus on additive manufacturing, which includes technologies that
build 3D objects by adding layer-upon-layer of material. The
materials range from plastics and metals to concrete, among others.
The technologies may include 3D printing, rapid prototyping, direct
digital manufacturing, layered manufacturing and additive
fabrication. The applications of additive manufacturing are
endless.
Applications will be open until April 8,
2018, and the program will run in the third quarter of 2018.
Similar programs will be run in 2019 and 2020, with 30 potential
startups completing the process.
Startups will co-locate with Stanley Black &
Decker's new Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence –
Manufactory 4.0 – in Hartford, CT, and have access to
mentoring and resources to grow their ideas into viable businesses
and bring new technologies to market.
Visit
https://www.techstars.com/programs/additive-manufacturing-program/
to apply. More information about the application process can be
found here: http://apptoolkit.techstars.com.
About Stanley Black &
Decker
Stanley Black & Decker, an
S&P 500 and FORTUNE 500 company, is the world's leading
provider of tools and storage, the world's second-largest
commercial electronic security company, and a leading engineered
fastening systems provider, with unique growth platforms in the Oil
& Gas and Infrastructure industries. Well-known brands include:
STANLEY, BLACK+DECKER, DEWALT, Porter-Cable, Bostitch, Facom,
Mac Tools, Proto, Vidmar, Lista, and
more. Learn more at www.stanleyblackanddecker.com.
Media Contacts:
Tim
Perra
Vice President, Public
Affairs
Stanley
Black & Decker
Phone:
860-826-3260
Email: Tim.Perra@sbdinc.com
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