The world of 3-D printers is still a mystery to most of the population.
But a group of 18 adolescents at Northwestern Middle School were up to their elbows in the devices on Saturday morning.
They weren’t using them to print cool novelties, though — they were building the printers themselves.
Thanks to workshops from Schantz Makerspace, the next generation can prepare for a future that will not only need workers who can operate 3-D printers, but also repair them.
Schantz Makerspace, a nonprofit program, comes from the operators of Schantz Organ Company in Orrville, a 144-year-old family business that specializes in musical instruments, such as pipe organs for churches.
“Schantz Organ Company has the problem of an aging workforce,” said John Schantz, event manager for Schantz Makerspace. “We’ve got a lot of skilled craftsmen that have had years and years of development for what…
