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3D Printing Stocks Jump after Obama’s Mention at SOTU
President Obama called 3D printing revolutionary in his State of the Union address on Tuesday.
“A once-shuttered warehouse is now a state-of-the art lab where new workers are mastering the 3D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.”
On Wednesday, several 3D printing stocks jumped on this mention.
- ExOne Co. (NASDAQ:XONE) popped over 9% from Tuesday’s close
- 3D Systems Corp (NYSE:DDD) increased 4.8%
- Stratasys Ltd. (NASDAQ:SSYS) gained 2.7%
- Proto Labs Inc (NYSE:PRLB) was up over 28%
Above is a chart showing the growth of these 4 stocks over the last 6 months.
Details on the 3D Printing Institute from Obama’s SOTU Address
Want more details about the 3D Printing institute President Obama mentioned in the State of the Union address tonight? CNET helped to shed some light on this facility:
The notion that Youngstown, Ohio, is the epicenter of the 3D printing revolution probably came as news to many people who have never heard of the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute that the president referenced. Additive manufacturing is the industry term for 3D printing, and NAMII, as it’s known, has been collecting some big checks during the past year to become a hub for pushing 3D printing beyond a means for creating innumerable themed chess sets.
The Department of Defense provided $30 million to help get NAMII going, which will be matched by a consortium of big name corporations, universities and non-profits including Boeing, IBM, and Carnegie Mellon University, just to name a few. NASA (already a big fan of 3D printing), the National Science Foundation and other big time funders are also expected to kick in a few million shekels.
Read more at CNET.
Podium image credit: NCDMM News.
President Obama Calls 3D Printing “Revolutionary” in State of the Union
This post is courtesy of Internet of things blog Hack Things.
“A once-shuttered warehouse is now a state-of-the art lab where new workers are mastering the 3D printing that has the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything.”
– Barack Obama
In tonight’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama called 3D Printing a technology that has “the potential to revolutionize the way we make almost everything”, adding that he has asked Congress to create a network of fifteen manufacturing hubs where business in the United States can receive support in using these technologies, in conjunction with the Departments of Defence and Energy.
He also mentioned NAMII (National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute) which was launched as a pilot for this program in Youngstown Ohio last year.
Top 3D Printing Headlines Last Week: Retail, Stem Cells, Piracy, NPR
A roundup of the top news On 3D Printing brought you from February 5 to February 10:
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- 3D Printing Retail Store Hosts Open House in Denver, CO
- Fab Lab of the Week: Westport, CT Library’s MakerSpace 3D Printing
Image credit: ESA.
Fab Lab of the Week: Westport, CT Library’s MakerSpace 3D Printing
This week’s featured Fab Lab is the Westport, CT library, which provides public access to two 3D printers. The library’s MakerSpace was featured in The Republic, a Columbus, Indiana publication.
The hottest attraction at the Westport Library is not a book or collection of DVDs, but rather two manufacturing units.
At the heart of the spacious library, an area called MakerSpace has been carved out to encourage creativity and the spirit of invention. Inside the space are two MakerBot Replicator machines — 3D printers, as they are more commonly known.
Librarians have observed an increase in vistors interested in 3D printing.
It was after a hugely successful Maker Faire last April that librarians started thinking about getting the 3D printer and creating a space just for makers, hence MakerSpace.
Reference librarian Margie Freilich-Den said the library helps its patrons with job searches, and the Maker Faire was just one step to encourage residents to “get back to our manufacturing roots” and encourage people with ideas to try them out. Maker Faire is sponsored by Maker magazine and is its own brand promoting innovation, invention and doing things yourself.
“It’s another way to use the library,” said Marcia Logan, the library’s communications coordinator.
Since the first 3D printer started operating in July, dozens of visitors have come in to see it, use it and learn.
One man brought in his patented design for a device that plugs into a car cell phone charger and locks the phone so it cannot be used to text or talk while driving. Another man brought his own patented design for a medical device, a type of catheter.
But most either try to see what it can do by choosing an item from a computer program of 3D designs called Thingiverse, or print something they need, like cases for iPhones, staff members said.
The Westport Library will be sponsoring a mini MakerFaire in April.
