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Portage High School’s PLTW Introduction to Engineering and Design Classes Receive 3D Printers

Portage High School’s PLTW Introduction to Engineering and Design Classes Receive 3D Printers

PHS-IED-Collage-04-02-2015Portage High School’s PLTW Introduction to Engineering and Design (IED) classes have received their new 3D printers. Using a spool of ABS plastic as the print material, the 3D printers are capable of producing simple blocks to complex parts in detail. Students will use the printers to produce three-dimensional, solid models of projects they designed on the computer with the CAD program Inventor. The printers will allow students to move quickly from an idea to product having a tangible project that can be evaluated for its design.