Inspiring Innovation at Every Education Level
3D Printing Solutions for Classrooms, Labs, and Research Centers
From elementary classrooms to advanced university research labs, 3D printing is revolutionizing the way students learn, design, and solve problems. By transforming digital ideas into physical models, additive manufacturing provides learners with the opportunity to experiment, test, and refine their concepts in real time. These hands-on experiences not only strengthen creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration but also help students build the practical skills today’s workforce demands. Whether used to inspire curiosity in young learners or to push the boundaries of research at the graduate level, 3D printing opens doors to new possibilities in education and beyond.
Solutions for Every Stage of Learning
K-12 Classrooms
Introducing 3D printing early helps spark curiosity in STEM. Students gain confidence by creating tangible projects, exploring design thinking, and developing problem-solving skills. Affordable, classroom-friendly systems like UltiMaker make it easy for schools to integrate 3D printing into science, technology, and engineering programs.
Technical & Community Colleges
Career and technical education programs use 3D printing to bridge classroom concepts with real-world applications. Learners preparing for industry certifications can practice rapid prototyping, fixture design, and additive manufacturing fundamentals using Stratasys and Ultimaker printers, gaining job-ready skills in engineering, healthcare, and advanced manufacturing.
Colleges & Universities
At the higher education level, 3D printing attracts top students, faculty, and industry partnerships. Stratasys professional systems offer an unmatched variety of materials, detail, and durability, supporting disciplines ranging from engineering and architecture to life sciences and the fine arts. Caracol’s large-format 3D printing pushes design boundaries, enabling universities to prototype full-scale components for aerospace, construction, and automotive applications.
Research & Industry Collaboration
Universities and research institutions are using 3D printing to break barriers in innovation. With advanced additive technologies, researchers can test new materials, develop high-performance prototypes, and engage industry partners on real-world challenges. These collaborations not only expand knowledge but also give students meaningful opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge projects.
Ready to see how 3D printing can transform your classrooms, labs, or research programs?
Schedule a visit to our Solutions Center to explore Stratasys, UltiMaker, and Caracol technologies in action—or request a sample part to experience the quality firsthand.
Tech-Labs offers a wide range of 3D scanners to fit your needs and budget. Our 3D scanners range from portable handheld scanners to a system of multiple scanners that work together to scan larger objects faster and more accurately.
A 3D scanner is a device that analyzes a real-world object or environment to collect data on its shape and possibly its appearance (i.e. color and texture). The collected data can then be used to construct digital three-dimensional models.
Many different technologies can be used to build these 3D-scanning portable devices; each technology comes with its own limitations, advantages, and costs. Many limitations in the kind of objects that can be digitized are still present, for example, optical technologies encounter many difficulties with shiny, mirroring, or transparent objects. For example, industrial computed tomography scanning can be used to construct digital 3D models, applying non-destructive testing.
Collected 3D data is useful for a wide variety of applications. These devices are used extensively by the entertainment industry in the production of movies and video games. Other common applications of this technology include industrial design, orthotics and prosthetics, reverse engineering and prototyping, quality control/inspection and documentation of cultural artifacts.
Amatrol delivers total learning solutions for Advanced Manufacturing Training!
Tech-Labs offers technical training equipment and curriculum from Amatrol’s Advanced Manufacturing program. Amatrol’s industry-leading equipment and curriculum are developed in partnership with industry to deliver job-ready, industry-relevant skills. Working closely with companies like Caterpillar, Tropicana, and many others Amatrol has designed equipment for workplace success.
Key Features
- Highly Demanded Industry Skills: Hands-On, Job-Ready
- Individualized Self-Paced or Group Learning Flexibility
- Extensive Curriculum Spanning Basics Through Advanced
- Authentic Industrial Troubleshooting
- Durable, Industrial Equipment Designed for Effective Teaching
- Superior Multimedia Interactivity Connects With Learners
- eAssessment to Accelerate Learning, Improve Effectiveness
- Learning Anywhere, Anytime – 24 x 7
- Outstanding Support
- Computer Based Training (CBT) with Amatrol’s eAssessment (available via the web)
As FANUC America's exclusive Education Authorized Reseller in Texas and Oklahoma, we provide our customers with high-quality CNC and Robotics learning systems. As the leading CNC and Robot manufacturer with the most extensive installed base, students will most likely use FANUC CNCs or Robots when entering the workforce.
There is a growing need for skilled workers competent in the setup, programming, and operation of CNCs. Since more manufacturers trust their operations to FANUC CNCs than any other control platform, students and workers must become FANUC CNC certified.
FANUC’s Certified Education Robot Training system sets the industrial robot certification training standard. As the number one supplier of intelligent robots, more FANUC robots are working in manufacturing and industrial facilities than any other brand. The FANUC Robots Certified Education Robot Training Cell is extremely valuable to trade schools, high schools, community colleges, and engineering schools.
The cybersecurity skills gap is estimated at 1.8 million unfilled positions globally. Tech-Labs is proud to offer IT and cybersecurity training programs from Marcraft ETG.
We offer a line of training systems for Advanced Manufacturing from Amatrol, including equipment specifically designed to teach hydraulics and pneumatics.
Tech-Labs is proud to offer equipment and curriculum from Amatrol’s Advanced Manufacturing program. Amatrol’s industry-leading equipment and curriculum is developed in partnership with industry to deliver job-ready, industry-relevant skills. Working closely with companies like Caterpillar, Tropicana, and many others Amatrol has designed equipment for workplace success.
Tech-Labs offers a wide range of training products designed to keep pace with the world of Advanced Manufacturing. From Hydraulics to Process Control to CNC there is a program for any application.
Advanced Manufacturing Skills For Workplace Success!
Amatrol’s mechanical training systems are the best in the industry. Our learning programs are developed in partnership with industry and education to ensure that the skills are on target to support modern industry needs. We off a wide variety of Amatrol training systems to meet the many diverse demands in mechanical training. Our learning programs are equally effective for technicians, engineers, production workers, and anyone needing further understanding and skills in mechanical systems.Process control is a versatile and vital part of major industries, including power generation; petrochemicals; food processing and bottling; chemical manufacturing; biotechnology; pharmaceuticals; and refineries.
Because of the wide application of this key component, Amatrol has developed the largest and most in-depth offering of industrial process control training options available. Amatrol offers four major process control trainers, each covering a different process control application: level and flow, temperature, analytical, and pressure. Amatrol also offers a variety of training options for related process control applications such as HART communication protocol, Foundation Fieldbus, and SCADA.
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Amatrol’s High School Learning Systems create the need for students to want to learn math and science – they can’t interact with the exciting technology without it. Learning is interactive and challenging, keeping them engaged and wanting to do more. The math and science so desperately needed for 80% of jobs today is a natural outcome.
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Item Number:BH-85Each Basic Hydraulics training system features standard industrial grade components. This attention to quality gives students experience they would normally only get on-the-job by helping them recognize industrial components and how to troubleshoot them more effectively. Components included with Basic Hydraulics are pre-mounted on circuit panels with silk-screened labels next to each, which facilitates ease of use and identification.
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Item Number:85-BPAmatrol’s Basic Pneumatics training system (85-BP) introduces pneumatic principles through a combination of Amatrol’s top-flight multimedia curriculum with hands-on industrial pneumatic skill-building. Topics covered in this learning system include single-acting cylinder circuits, pressure vs. cylinder force, and flow control valves, while the panels can be used to practice skills such as connecting and operating a needle valve to control actuator speed.
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Item Number:85-EHThe Electro-Hydraulics training system includes an electrical control panel with relay control components and an electrical valve module with solenoid-operated hydraulic directional control valves and electrical/electronic sensors. These components will be used to study a variety of topics including electrical control systems, basic control devices, power devices, control relays, sequencing control, timer control, pressure control applications, and circuit applications.
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Item Number:CR-35iAFANUC’s new CR-35iA is the world’s first collaborative robot with a payload capacity of up to 35 kg. Fenceless, it opens a whole new world of possibilities. Working safely side by side with human operators, it is space as well as cost saving. And because inside it’s like any other FANUC robot, it operates like all FANUC robots. Certified to meet the requirements of ISO 10218-1:2011 and RIA/ANSI R15.06-2012, FANUC’s CR-35iA collaborative robot can work in a variety of applications alongside human workers including: machine tending, handling heavy payloads that require lift assist devices or custom equipment, higher payload mechanical assembly, palletizing or packing, and tote or carton handling.
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Item Number:CR-4iACR-4iA is a small collaborative robot with 4 kg payload
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Item Number:CR-7iAThe FANUC CR-7iA is FANUC's newest collaborative robot resembles the LR Mate family. Painted green to show it's ability to work beside humans, you can expect the same reliability as FANUC's yellow robots. The CR-7iA is ideal for small part sorting and assembly, inspection, machine tending, and part delivery. It has a 7 kg payload, 717 mm reach, and is equipped with iRVision and Force Sensing. There are a variety of mounting options such as floor, wall, and ceiling.
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FANUC’s new SCARA robots are ideal for high-speed, precision applications such as assembly, pick and place, testing/inspection and packaging processes.
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In the rare event that a burning ember or spark is drawn into the fume extraction unit, there is the possibility that debris in the filters could ignite. Although any resultant fire would typically be retained within the fume extraction unit, this would cause significant damage and in extreme circumstances, the risk may extend beyond the extraction unit. For processes where such risks have been identified, additional protection in the form of an in-line firebox is an additional precaution.
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The BOFA inline pre-filter 1000 has been designed specifically for applications that generate high amounts of dust or particulate.
This inline filter unit is positioned alongside the main BOFA fume filtration system to increase the overall filter capacity and extend the life of the main filters. The DeepPleat DUO pre-filter incorporates a massive drop-out chamber within the filter, having a volume area of 15ltrs. Above the drop-out chamber but still within the housing there is a sealed 200mm deep pleat layer of F8 media giving a surface area in excess of 30 sq meters.


















