Festo LX is a new digital learning experience by Festo Didactic that provides instructors and students with a way to learn industry 4.0 online and integrated with Festo equipment. Tony Oran, VP of Sales from Festo Didactic North America, joined us…

If 3D printers are the focal point of your fab lab or makerspace, you’re missing out. 3D printers are a common equipment choice for a new fab lab. They are easy enough to use, versatile, and many are low-cost. But by incorporating different types…

What’s Inside? Resources to help you successfully outfit a new STEM lab with the right equipment. How to determine the learning goals for a lab. A helpful checklist for incorporating equipment in a lab, from design to installation and…

In the digital fabrication shop at Nathan Hale-Ray High School in Connecticut, instructors representing six schools across New England got together to get hands-on experience with Tormach CNC milling machines. Thank you to Dustin Ricci,…

Students at Fitchburg High School are learning 21st-century skills in manufacturing, leading them to higher-paying local jobs that are in demand. The school recently hosted an Advanced Manufacturing Symposium event highlighting their participation in…

In our recent Tech Tuesday event, we welcomed Mike Smutok, Engineering and Technology Instructor at Uxbridge High School. He walked us through his classroom to show us 3D printing STEM projects and designs his 9th through 12th graders have worked on…

The projects students work on in STEM labs bring out their creativity, and lab spaces should be just as inspiring. There are many ways fab labs and engineering labs can become modular, flexible spaces that support students’ imaginations and…

What’s Inside? The latest trends in STEM lab designs and equipment. Photos of STEM labs from New England educational institutions and what some of them are doing in their labs. Cutting-edge equipment for a range of STEM labs, including…

Hundreds of educational institutions in New England have benefited from grants they’ve received. They used the funds to buy new equipment, renovate labs, outfit brand-new labs, conduct research, and launch new programs.  Grants are available…

Training medical students can be cumbersome using animals, cadavers, and off-the-shelf models. They don’t accurately represent the anatomy, they require storage and demo space, are expensive, and raise ethical concerns.  Stratasys, the leading…

Thanks to incredible advancements in 3D printing technology, doctors, medical instructors, and researchers are transforming people’s lives in new ways. Teaching hospitals and medical schools are using 3D printers to create anatomically precise…

Students are gathered around a 3D printer anxiously waiting for their creation to be finished. A pair of relieved students are watching a robot pick up a cup, just as they had programmed. At the beginning of a new school construction project, it’s…

Electrical engineering labs at colleges and universities in New England use equipment from industry-leading manufacturers, like Festo Didactic, to teach their students. Deciding what equipment is best for your electrical engineering lab depends on…

The electric infrastructure in the United States is aging, and there are efforts underway at the federal, state, and local levels to modernize the power grid. Cutting-edge “smart grid” technologies use two-way communication technologies, control…

Employers have been emphasizing the need for ongoing, relevant skill development in addition to traditional degrees for their employees. The focus on skills is especially true for the manufacturing industry, which has been transforming rapidly for…

The manufacturing industry is rapidly transforming due to continuous technological advancements that improve efficiency, accuracy, automation, and safety in industrial environments. In turn, the demand for highly skilled advanced manufacturing…

The Drafting Department at Diman Regional Technical High School is proud of some recent news. One of their student teams won gold in the Automated Manufacturing competition at the SkillsUSA Massachusetts, moving on to compete in the national…

At MIT, undergraduate mechanical engineering students can enroll in a Toy Product Design course. The course provides students with an overview of design for entertainment and play. They experience the fundamental aspects of the product development…

3D printers are among the most prevalent pieces of equipment in technical labs, from middle schools to university research labs. With hundreds of 3D printers on the market, it can be overwhelming to decide which is best for your classroom. We…

“That’s what CTE is all about. Giving students an opportunity to explore their interests without the commitment of college,” Mark Richards of Lewiston Regional Tech Center in Maine shared with us. As the Mechanical and Manufacturing…