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Bringing Innovation Pathways to Life with zSpace
DescriptionJoin us at this interactive event for Innovation Pathways designated schools or schools applying to the program to find out how to engage your students with an innovative AR/VR technology, zSpace. zSpace delivers an immersive and…
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From CAD to Cut: Hands-On CNC Plasma Cutter Workshop
DescriptionHave you ever considered the advanced technology revolutionizing metal fabrication? Plasma cutting is a transformative innovation in the industry, providing exceptional speed, precision, and versatility. This workshop dove into the world…
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Blackstone Valley Education Hub Celebrates Grand Opening with Ribbon Cutting
On September 18, 2018 Massachusetts’ Blackstone Valley region celebrated the long-anticipated opening of the Blackstone Valley Education Hub (BV Ed Hub) in grand fashion. The ambitious project, which has been in the works for nearly two decades,…
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We’re celebrating the start of the school year with some sweet FREE STEM resources for teachers!
You could say we’re kind of partial to school here at AET Labs. The crisp autumn New England air, fresh school supplies, and that renewed optimism towards the year’s possibilities are contagious! To celebrate we’re sharing “a few of our…
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Pathfinder Tech Achieving Success with Stratasys and GrabCAD Print
Pathfinder Regional Technical High School in Palmer, Massachusetts wanted to incorporate 3D printing into its curriculum while making the technology easy to access for all students. With the Stratasys F170 and GrabCAD Print, the school was quickly…
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AET Labs Summer Fab Lab Bootcamp Highlights
Anyone can start a CrossFit-style exercise program on their own and hope to see results. More often than not, those who go it alone lose steam and fail to progress, or even get hurt in the process. Professional training and tips from a certified…
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AET Labs’ Mark Lyons Collaborates on New Blackstone Valley Education Hub
The Stars Align for Learning Center at Linwood Mill Suddenly, significantly, amid the most oppressive heat of early summer and after years of fits and starts, arrives the refreshing news that the “Blackstone Valley Education Hub” at the Linwood…
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Siemens & Festo Didactic take aim at the manufacturing skills gap
Joint Press Release June 20, 2018 Siemens has partnered with Festo Didactic to offer the new Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program (SMSCP), which will help students, instructors and learning institutions combat the skills gap in the…
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Festo Mechatronics Apprentice Program Celebrates its First Graduates
Festo Didactic, Sinclair Community College, TechSolve and five companies in the Cincinnati tri-state area (Art Metal Group, Clippard Instruments, Festo Inc., MQ Automation, Nestlé) created a two-year Mechatronics Apprenticeship Program to help…
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Creaform Launches Creaform ACADEMIA
Creaform’s New Portable 3D Measurement Solutions Designed for Research Lab and Classroom EnvironmentsWe’re happy to introduce this exciting new educational package to New England instructors! Known as Creaform Academia, this didactic suite is…
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Masconomet High School Future Engineer Interns for AET labs
AET Labs recently had the pleasure of hosting a bright young intern and budding engineer from Masconomet Regional High School here at our Essex, MA headquarters. Senior Tori LeClair came to us in early April bringing with her a sharp mind, a sweet…
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The Path to Career Readiness Through Additive Manufacturing Certification
Stratasys has teamed up with Dunwoody College of Technology to offer a certificate in Additive Manufacturing. Students learn how to how to set-up, run, maintain and calibrate 3D printers, and adapt printing techniques to traditional manufacturing…
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Celebrating Student Innovation and the Design Process @ Dig it. Fab it. Make it.
Today’s technology-driven classrooms are vastly different from those of our parents. Text books have been replaced with Chromebooks, classroom designs are flexible and modular and hands-on, project-based learning (PBL) has become the new standard…
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If you can think it, you can Dig It. Fab It. Make It!
Last week Dig It. Fab It. Make It. attendees were inspired by forward-thinking presenters, student designers and educators at the forefront of the digital fabrication movement. It’s impossible to choose one highlight so let’s break the day down:…
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AET Labs & MakerBot Experimental Extruder Workshop Recap
On March 23rd AET Labs and MakerBot introduced the new MakerBot Labs Experimental Extruder to the New England education community. Educators from Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut came together at Minuteman High School in…
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Desktop Metal Featured on the PBS NewsHour
The national program PBS NewsHour with host Miles O’Brien aired a feature on Desktop Metal.  The segment, within its “Leading Edge” profile, focused on the future of manufacturing, starting with a piece on Relativity in Los Angeles, followed…
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Can Your 3D Printer Do This?
The 3D Printing Challenge: Complex Cam & Piston Assembly Not all 3D printers are created equal, and very few have the capability to print a complete working model all in one shot. With settings at 0.010″ resolution and using ABS model material,…
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Minuteman High School Hosts Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate New Advanced Manufacturing Program
On Thursday, February 15, 2018 Minuteman High School in Lexington, MA unveiled its highly-anticipated new Advanced Manufacturing Lab to students, members of local industry and a host of invited dignitaries including Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn…
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Dig It. Fab It. Make It. 2018 – New England’s Premiere Fab Lab Expo for Education Commences May 3rd 2018
Educators from the Northeast are once again invited to join AET Labs and our co-hosts Stratasys and GrabCAD for this year’s Digital Fabrication Showcase at WPI. Spots are still open for students to enter the regional Extreme Redesign People’s…
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How MakerBot is enabling KUKA Robotics to make human-robot collaboration real
How MakerBot is enabling @KUKA_RoboticsEN Robotics to make human-robot collaboration real. Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/NolVAJTAoH — MakerBot (@makerbot) January 16, 2018
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Interdisciplinary Learning on Advanced Technology Strengthens STEM at Marlborough High School
Originally published by Stratasys, a global leader in applied additive manufacturing. AET Labs is happy to serve the New England education community as a Stratasys partner. High-Level Learners In 2011, Marlborough High School (MHS) in Massachusetts…
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Popular Science Names Desktop Metal Production System “2017 Best of What’s New” in Engineering
PRESS RELEASE – Popular Science Names Desktop Metal Production System “2017 Best of What’s New” in Engineering OCT 17 2017—BURLINGTON, Mass. Highlighting its speed and inkjet technology, Popular Science recognized the Desktop Metal…
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