GE Additive Education Program Open for Entries from Schools and Colleges
February 05 2018 - 2:04PM
Business Wire
GE Additive is now accepting applications from schools and
colleges for the 2018 cycle of its Additive Education Program
(AEP). The application is live on the GE Additive website at
www.ge.com/additive. The deadline for applications is February 28,
2018.
GE is investing $10 million over five years in educational
programs to deliver polymer 3D printers to primary and secondary
schools and metal 3D printers to colleges and universities around
the world.
The 2017 inaugural year of the Program was a great success.
Eight colleges and universities received direct metal laser melting
(DMLM) machines. More than 400 K-12 schools each received two Polar
Cloud-enabled 3D printers and STEM curriculum, incorporating design
with additive manufacturing and professional development.
“It is estimated that 180,000 students worldwide now have access
to 3D printers as a result of the Education Program,” says Jason
Oliver, VP & CEO of GE Additive. “We are excited to continue
the program in 2018 and give students across all grades exposure to
additive manufacturing. This will help promote interest in STEM and
create a pipeline of qualified engineers and technicians to
accelerate the adoption of additive manufacturing.”
“GE’s AEP is already having a huge impact on student outcomes,”
adds Greg LaLonde, CEO of Polar3D, which partners with GE Additive
on the program. “Eighty percent of the primary and secondary
students in this inaugural class had never 3D printed before, and
two-thirds had never used CAD. Now those same students are
designing, programming and bringing their own digital models to
life as printed objects.”
This year, the Program includes a new subsidy program that
allows any organization or individual to apply for a subsidy to
purchase Polar Cloud-enabled 3D printers and curricula on behalf of
educational institutions.
See the application at www.ge.com/additive for additional
information.
About GE Additive
GE Additive is part of GE (NYSE: GE) - the world’s Digital
Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined
machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and
predictive. GE Additive includes additive machine providers Concept
Laser and Arcam EBM; along with additive material provider AP&C
and additive service provider to the medical industry, DTI. As a
notable user of additive technologies GE recognize the value and
potential it brings to modern design and manufacturing. GE is
organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store,”
through which each business shares and accesses the same
technology, resources and intellect.
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