A 3D Printshow Education Session on 8 November will provide free access to 3D printing for school and university groups. The programme will give 3,000 students from across the country a hands-on experience with the technology and will award a free 3D printer to each comprehensive school bringing more than 35 students to the event in London. School groups will take these printers back to the classroom, giving students the chance to learn, study and develop their skills using 3D technology.
The 3D Printshow Education Session will also run in the Paris and New York shows and is the first part of a long-term plan to support 3D printing in schools, which will include an education tour in 2014. By allowing young visitors to interact with the technology, the organisation also hopes to encourage students to participate in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects.
Each participating school group will attend one interactive 3D printing workshop and one seminar which will be held at the event in The 3D Printshow Lab – a classroom environment equipped with giant Lego-style furniture and constructed in partnership with Ogilvy Labs.
Students will also be given a tour of one of 3D Printshow London’s key attractions, which include:
- The 3D Printshow Hospital – six different rooms showing innovative uses of 3D printing technology in the field of medical science, such as soft tissue prosthesis and stem cells.
- The 3D Printshow Fashion House – an in-show catwalk displaying the work of over 40 fashion designers, with a range of 3D printed clothing and accessories.
- The 3D Printshow Movie Zone – Never before seen ‘making of’ footage and an exhibition of props, suits and costumes from blockbuster films including Iron Man, Avatar and Pacific Rim.
- The Scanning Zone – selected students will be given the chance to have a full colour and texture 3D body scan, which can then be 3D printed.
The 3D Printshow Education Session is being supported by Stratasys and Ogilvy Labs.
“Ogilvy London Labs has been an enormous supporter of 3D printing - we feel it represents the new industrial revolution,” said Nicole Yershon, director, innovations at Ogilvy Labs. “3D Printshow is devoted to innovation. The show enables everyone, especially those in the creative industries and educational establishments to be a part of this hugely disruptive, cutting-edge technology.”
3D Printshow London will run from 7-9 November 2013 at the Business Design Centre, with the 3D Printshow Education Session taking place on Friday 8th.