Stratasys’ Worldwide ‘Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge’ for Students: 2015 Regional Semi-finalists & Top 10 Finalists are Announced

The worldwide Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge gives students in secondary and post-secondary educational instituations the opportunity to redesign an existing product or to create a new product that improves how a task is accomplished.

Stratasys Ltd., a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, recently announced the 2015 regional semi-finalists and top 10 finalists! Please click on the following links to see the:

regional semi-finalists in each category (pdf) and
top 10 finalists in each category (pdf).

Congratulations and Good Luck!

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STRATASYS ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2015 EXTREME REDESIGN
3D PRINTING CHALLENGE

Record number of worldwide entries were received

Minneapolis & Rehovot, Israel – April 2, 2015 – Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, has selected finalists for the 11^th annual Extreme Redesign 3D Printing Challenge.

This worldwide contest gives students in secondary and post-secondary educational instituations the opportunity to redesign an existing product or to create a new product that improves how a task is accomplished. Entries must include a written description and/or video, as well as an .STL file. Entries are evaluated based on creativity, being mechanically sound and being realistically achievable.

During the final round of judging, industry experts will select winners in each category. The judges this year are:

Tim Shinbara (Technical Director, Association for Manufacturing Technology)
Patrick Gannon (Engineering Manager, Thogus/RP+M)
Leslie Langnau (Managing Editor, Design World magazine)
Todd Grimm (President, T.A. Grimm & Associates)

New this year, the first-place student winner in the post-secondary category will win a trip to a 2015 3D printing/additive manufacturing conference (location to be determined). Stratasys will award first place winners a $2,500 scholarship, with second and third place winners both receiving a $1,000 scholarship. The instructor of the first place winner in each category will receive a demo 3D printer to use in the classroom for a limited time.

Regional semi-finalists in each category will receive a 3D printed model of their design. The top-10 finalists in each category advance to the final stage of judging and will receive a Stratasys Extreme Redesign sweatshirt. To view a complete listing, follow the links for the regional semi-finalists and top-10 finalists.

Since the contest’s inception, Stratasys has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarships to innovative students. Video, photos and descriptions of previous winning designs, as well as contest rules and regulations are available on the Stratasys website.

Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:SSYS), headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Rehovot, Israel, is a leading global provider of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions. The company’s patented FDM^®, PolyJet™, and WDM™ 3D Printing technologies produce prototypes and manufactured goods directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content. Systems include 3D printers for idea development, prototyping and direct digital manufacturing. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape, and the company operates the digital parts manufacturing service, Stratasys Direct Manufacturing. Stratasys has more than 2,800 employees, holds over 600 granted or pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and has received more than 25 awards for its technology and leadership. Online at: www.stratasys.com or http://blog.stratasys.com

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