Initiative Aims to Educate Students on 3D Manufacturing

Digital manufacturing leader Inventables is trying to make it possible for 50 schools in the United States to have access to the newest digital manufacturing technology, 3D Carving, in response to President Obama’s call to create a “Nation of Makers.”

By the end of the decade, Inventables’ goal is to have a 3D carver in every school in the United States.

Last summer, the White House celebrated the National Week of Making June 12-18. To kick off the Week, the White House hosted an event which included updates on the President’s call to action to create a “Nation of Makers.” During that meeting, Inventables CEO, Zach Kaplan, committed to donate a 3D carving machine to a school in every state in the union. 3D carving is a powerful technology capable of creating precision parts and designs from materials like wood, plastic and metal.

Inventables hopes that access to a free machine and free software will help educate future generations and reboot American manufacturing education, and allow people to start their own independent manufacturing businesses in the United States. The machines work with Inventables’ free software Easel to allow anyone to go from idea to making in five minutes without any specialized knowledge or training.

The list of winner schools follows: