The Hudson Valley Advanced Manufacturing Center (HVAMC) at The State University of New York at New Paltz (SUNY New Paltz) has both much needed acronyms, and a new additive manufacturing superlab. While makerspaces popping up on university campuses are not an uncommon occurrence, the HVAMC is a special case – it has received accreditation from 3D printing giant Stratasys.
The Stratasys MakerBot Additive Research & Teaching lab (SMART Lab) designation denotes the wide array of tools available at the center which opened in June – and the array is wide indeed.
The lab features a number of advanced 3D Printers, including an industrial-grade Objet260 Connex multi-material 3D Printer, a Fortus 400mc Production 3D Printer, two Dimension units, and over 40 MakerBot desktop 3D Printers.
The HVAMC is well equipped with both large and small scale 3D printers. (Image courtesy SUNY New…