SkillsUSA

CertainTeed Shows Dedication To #KeepCraftAlive Movement By Donating $20,000 To SkillsUSA Students

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Thursday, August 2, 2018
Saint-Gobain, CertainTeed, SkillsUSA, Satisfaction Guaranteed

"Having CertainTeed and Fine Homebuilding's continued support makes a great difference as we focus on the next generation," said Tim Lawrence, executive director, SkillsUSA.

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  • "Having CertainTeed and Fine Homebuilding's continued support makes a great difference as we focus on the next generation," said Tim Lawrence, executive director, SkillsUSA.
  • "We are excited that they continue to lead the efforts and partnered with SkillsUSA to honor these extremely deserving men and women."
  • This nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry works to ensure America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive.
  • Founded in 1904 as General Roofing Manufacturing Company, the firm's slogan, "Quality Made Certain, Satisfaction Guaranteed," inspired the name CertainTeed.

SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Contest Winners Design Device to Assist Veteran with His Favorite Pastime

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Friday, July 13, 2018
Fused filament fabrication, Industrial design, Industrial processes, Emerging technologies, DIY culture, Tooling, Stratasys, Innovation, 3D printing, SME, SkillsUSA, Design

today announced the winners of this year's additive manufacturing student competition held at the 54th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.

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  • today announced the winners of this year's additive manufacturing student competition held at the 54th annual SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • During the past four years, SME and Stratasys have collaborated on the Additive Manufacturing Competition a contest designed to stimulate student knowledge of additive manufacturing and 3D printing techniques.
  • In addition to the design challenge, students had a chance to take Tooling U-SME's Additive Manufacturing Fundamentals Certification exam to test their knowledge of additive manufacturing.
  • 2018 winners of the SME/Stratasys SkillsUSA Additive Manufacturing Competition included:
    Click here to see the devices this year's winners designed.