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…

Over the past couple weeks, we brought the Experience Stratasys Tour to five schools across Massachusetts and Connecticut. It was amazing to get back to seeing instructors and students in person! Thank you to everyone who came out to see 3D printing…

Around 250 students come through the Additive Manufacturing Lab at the Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) in Massachusetts every year, part of WIT’s Mechanical Engineering program. In one of the country’s most advanced additive manufacturing…

Our team had the opportunity to judge state SkillsUSA competitions for Massachusetts and Vermont CTE students last month. We were all impressed with the student’s creativity and professionalism. They worked collaboratively to meet the challenging…

Last month we challenged students in coming up with designs for gaming mouse devices. We were amazed at the students’ creativity when we reviewed the Gaming Mouse Design Student Competition submissions! We narrowed down the top designs based on the…

Manufacturers have a dire need to hire employees who have technical and critical thinking skills to help automate processes. In the U.S., there are approximately 475,000 unfilled jobs in manufacturing. At Manchester Community College in New…

Collaborative robots are becoming increasingly important in the workforce, and educators are preparing their students by incorporating Universal Robots collaborative robots into the classroom. To learn about this, we interviewed Adam Zelny,…

Researchers Helping ResearchersWhether you are with a small or large institution, we can help you seek both internal and external funding. Since 2013 Quanser has helped academics around the world to secure over $13,000,000 in funding from agencies…

After we setup the Stratasys J55 3D printer in our demo lab I immediately began exploring different approaches to producing multi-color and multi-material prints. I was amazed to find how easy it was to add color and texture to any part of a 3D model…

Whether a school is in-person and social distancing, hybrid, or fully remote, we’ve seen how teachers across New England have been resourceful and creative in finding ways to teach students CAD despite their location or access to equipment or…

After many months (more like years), Festo has finally gone “live” with their new Festo LX platform, which will be taking the place of the Mind-Sight LMS. Well, good things come to those who wait (patiently), because Festo Didactic has delivered…

Experience all the benefits of a seamless 3D printing workflow, when you incorporate KeyShot into your design process. Unfamiliar with KeyShot?KeyShot is a real-time, rendering and animation design tool that allows you to quickly visualize your CAD…