Skip to main content
Add as a preferred source on Google


3 High School Teams Win 3D Printing Competition

Six teams of students from high schools and colleges around the United States won medals and other prizes in the second annual SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition at the 52nd annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, which was held in Louisville, KY June 21-23.

Twenty-two teams competed in this year's competition, which was sponsored by SME and Stratasys. The competition was intended to help participants "better understand additive manufacturing applications" and "get hands-on experience using the latest 3D printing technology and software," according to a news release.

Students completed two design challenges and a written exam to evaluate their understanding of additive manufacturing technology. The design challenges involved designing and printing a trading pin and catapult according to contest specifications, which included 3D printing time, size and materials usage. Participants then tested their catapult designs for distance and accuracy and presented their findings and engineering notebooks to a panel of judges, which was made up of professionals in the additive manufacturing field. The judges selected three high school teams and three college teams to win gold, silver and bronze medals.

Winners of the SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing competition include:

Prizes for the winning teams included scholarships from the SME Education Foundation, a MakerBot Mini printer, 3D mouse and SolidWorks 3D CAD design software.

About the Author

Leila Meyer is a technology writer based in British Columbia. She can be reached at [email protected].

Featured

  • Man offers stem word sign on virtual screen

    Immersive Workforce Development Initiative Connects Students with Real-World STEM Careers

    The Center of Science and Industry, a science museum and research center in Central Ohio, has launched The HIVE, a workforce development initiative designed to help students across the country explore real-world career pathways in aerospace, advanced manufacturing, engineering, and emerging technologies.

  • digital lock

    CoSN: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Remain Top AI Concerns in Education

    A leading concern for education technology leaders across the United States is the potential for AI to enable new forms of cyber attacks, according to the latest State of Ed Tech report from CoSN.

  • broken digital lock and glowing chain

    Check Point Researchers: AI Has Crossed into the Live Attack Chain

    AI is moving beyond assisting cybercriminals and beginning to operate within live attacks, according to a recent report from Check Point Research. The technology is making sophisticated capabilities faster and more accessible while creating new security risks for businesses deploying their own AI systems.

  • circuit patterns

    Anthropic Intros Lower-Cost Claude Sonnet 5

    Anthropic has launched Claude Sonnet 5, positioning the model as its most autonomous mid-tier offering to date and a lower-cost alternative to its flagship Opus 4.8 system. The company said the model can plan multi-step tasks, operate tools such as browsers and terminals, and complete agentic work at a level that previously required larger and more expensive models.