UPS Offers 3D Printing in Stores

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The UPS Store is about to roll out a new service that could radically change the way you use the package-delivery company: 3D printing on site.

Danielle M. Villegas‘s insight:

This is HUGE! First, I have to explain–3D printers are one of my latest obsessions. I would love to have one (even though I don’t have any practical need at have one), because they are so cool! I’m in a proposal writing class right now, and my project proposal for the class is writing up a proposal asking for funding to buy 3D printers for my son’s school, to teach kids creative design that could help with industrial needs later. This proves that I’m thinking in the right direction! Check out this Mashable article, and watch the videos in the article. You’ll think it’s pretty cool too! (And yes, the technology is out there that you can create 3D designs on tablets, then wirelessly send the information to a 3D printer to print–just in case you were curious.)

Check it out!

–techcommgeekmom

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Author: TechCommGeekMom

Danielle M. Villegas is a technical communicator who currently employed at Cox Automotive, Inc., and freelances as her own technical communications consultancy, Dair Communications. She has worked at the International Refugee Committee, MetLife, Novo Nordisk, BASF North America, Merck, and Deloitte, with a background in content strategy, web content management, social media, project management, e-learning, and client services. Danielle is best known in the technical communications world for her blog, TechCommGeekMom.com, which has continued to flourish since it was launched during her graduate studies at NJIT in 2012. She has presented webinars and seminars for Adobe, the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the IEEE ProComm, TCUK (ISTC) and at Drexel University’s eLearning Conference. She has written articles for the STC Intercom, STC Notebook, the Content Rules blog, and The Content Wrangler as well. She is very active in the STC, as a former chapter president for the STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter, and is currently serving on three STC Board committees. You can learn more about Danielle on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/daniellemvillegas, on Twitter @techcommgeekmom, or through her blog. All content is the owner's opinions, and does not reflect those of her employers past or present. View All Posts