3D technology is game-changer for recruiting future engineers

High school student Elijah Rosalez inspects a 3D printed steering wheel, commenting on how heavy it is. (Matt Weber/Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS)

MINNEAPOLIS: Stratasys Ltd employees ran a marathon of sorts earlier this month as they dashed to dozens of Twin Cities schools to introduce 3,500 students to the wonderment of 3D printing. 

The effort was the company's first large-scale effort to instantly reach out to thousands of students about the so-called STEM fields of science, technology, engineering and math. It culminated with 93 students visiting the company's headquarters in a partnership with the national black sorority Delta Sigma Theta.