NEW: MSSC Representatives Announcement! MSSC Ramps up Nationwide Salesforce at Community Level with 95 Technical Field Representatives in 50 States MSSC is pleased to announce 12 new regional providers of all MSSC courseware–with 95 technical field representatives between them–providing MSSC “boots on the ground” in all 50 states. Follow this link for the list of More…
TTA & FANUC Bring Hands-On Experience to the Honda Indy Grand Prix
Knowing something and knowing how to do something are, of course, very different things. There’s no substitute for hands-on experience when discovering new ideas and skills. No matter how detailed the instructions may be, we seem to work better when we “learn through doing.” Therefore, the best way to get students excited about future careers More…
TTA Sponsors GirlsCode Workshop with TechBirmingham
On February 17th, 2018, the Training Lab at the Innovation Depot in downtown Birmingham became a futuristic jeweler’s workshop as 20 girls, ages 12-18, designed and printed their own 3D jewelry. Laptops in hand, the girls signed in at 9 AM for a three hour, immersive workshop dedicated to the fundamentals of 3D printing. Hosted More…
UAH Student Among 2017 Stratasys Extreme Redesign Challenge Winners
TTA is proud to share that one of the 2017 Stratasys Extreme Redesign Challenge winners was from here in Alabama. Thomas Salverson, a student at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, took first place for his Arm Cast design in the category of Engineering – Post-Secondary Education. Adjustable, Reusable and Modular (ARM) Cast 1st Place, Thomas More…
Presidents’ Day Special – Discounts on Select Stratasys Materials!
PRESIDENTS’ DAY PROMOTION 40% off Material Options for Fortus 380mc, 400mc, 450mc, and 900mc Promotion valid: February 1-28, 2018 Contact your local sales representative for more information or to place an order!
Home Office Holiday Schedule
As the year comes to a close, we are more grateful than ever for our customers. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! , Following are our home office hours over the holiday season: Friday, December 22, 2017, Closed at 11am CT Monday, December 25, 2017, Closed Tuesday, December 26, More…
Stratasys Continuous Build 3D Demonstrator Automates 3D Printing
As part of its SHAPING WHAT’S NEXT™ vision for manufacturing, Stratasys introduced the Continuous Build 3D demonstrator at the Rapid manufacturing event in Pittsburgh this past May. SHAPING WHAT’S NEXT builds on Stratasys’ industrial FDM® 3D printing expertise to respond to the needs of customers’ most challenging applications, addressing manufacturers’ needs to rapidly produce strong parts ranging in More…
Desktop Metal Brings Metal 3D Printing to Education
3D Metal Printing has been beyond reach in most educational settings because it was only available with incredibly expensive and complex systems. But that is changing in 2017. Desktop Metal is bringing 3D printing with metal materials to the desktop at a price that makes sense for education. 3D Metal Printing: Too Expensive and Too More…
Science Bits: Built to Engage Students
Science Bits utilizes research-based strategies to engage students, planning each unit carefully to ensure consistent execution of the educational objectives of both the NGSS and/or your specific state standards. The 5E model is a research-based learning sequence broken into 5 sections. The 5E model contains 5 steps that are perfectly arranged to achieve a shift More…
Science Bits: Creating Teachable Moments in a 5E Science Curriculum
Science Bits provides classroom teachers with effective teaching tools that create teachable moments using high quality, curated digital content that adheres to the 5E Model. 5E pioneer Dr. Roger Bybee sums it up well. “Teachable moments begin with curiosity. They occur when students experience something they recognize and that has meaning, but they cannot formulate More…
