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What kind of 3D Printing Careers are there?

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Great question, there are so many 3D printing careers to consider. We meet with a lot of people in business with very successful companies. When these companies get together and discuss market research and projections about the future of business, there is so much discussion right now about how traditional manufacturing businesses are going to fundamentally change in the next 15 years because of 3D printing. They don’t all know which way it’s going to go or how quickly it’s going to happen, … [Read more...]

3D Print Education Finding the Hidden Volume Discounts

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Diving deeper into the issues faced getting 3D Printers in schools, we have found that 3D Print education discounts are rarely publicly disclosed on 3D Printer manufacturer web sites. Because the large CAD software companies have programs that are easy to buy from and use straight over their web sites, as parents, we have gotten used to just being able to buy for our kids by emailing proper documentation like school ID’s. 3D Printing requires a little more digging to find the hidden discounts … [Read more...]

What is the best way to demo my 3D printing quality and services?

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That’s a tough one. It’s a good question because 3D printing quality is subjective, especially for those who have no direct experience with 3D printers. So if you have a 3D printing service business, your customers may not have a. They may have only learned about it on TV, or from a friend, and may have wild ideas about the quality they expect to receive. As a 3D printing service provider, you need to manage the expectations of your customer, and show them examples of the quality they can … [Read more...]

Teach Teachers How to Teach 3D Printing = Time + Resources

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Getting kids to learn 3D Printing is not just about getting 3D Printers into the classroom, it’s about how to teach teachers. This is a realistic struggle going on in the education systems worldwide. It’s a completely new subject with new technology and the knowledge programs to teach teachers are still in formation. If you are a school district administrator running the Denver public schools or other large city district, you have to be asking about how to integrate 3D printing into your … [Read more...]

When I choose a 3D printer, should I buy support and training?

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You may think that if you choose a 3D printer, especially one of the closed systems that are easier to use like a MakerBot, you will not need a support package. Especially because the closed system printers are more user friendly than the typical RepRap style 3d printers. In my experience, regardless of the features considered when you choose a 3d printer, even if it is considered the best 3D printer for ease of use, I would only buy a 3D printer from a manufacturer that has a good support and … [Read more...]

Best 3D Printer to Rep, Sell and Love

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As we develop this 3D Start Point resource for people getting a start in 3D printing, we explored the idea that we might want to sell or endorse the best 3D Printer we could find. Should we put up a mini-store with the "Best 3D Printer" for sale? First off, we are not sales people. You meet a good salesperson, give them anything to sell, and they’re going to go and sell it. We have to sell something that we absolutely believe in and love. That’s the thing. Finding the best 3D Printer to sell … [Read more...]