[Metalcrafters]

To that end, are the Stratasys Dimension or Objet printers worth the money?[/quote]

We have been using stratasys machines for over a decade. We have two uprints and now a Fortus.

The two uprints have made an enormous amount of FRC parts for our bots since 2010. Most are load bearing and we have had very little problems with the parts or the machines. We purchase an education package for materials that gives you a very good amount of materials I don't feel the prices are crazy. Yes is there cheaper alternatives, we have them and honestly they are not turn key. I do not have the time to baby sit prints. Our machines are truly lights out manufacturing.

We have also told our industry partners that we have the machines and offer to become a vendor for their prints and they pay for our material packages and my students get work experience helping prep, print and post process the parts.

If you want to know more let me know. We purchased our first Zcorp machine in the early 2000's not long after we made the switch to stratasys.

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