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key findings; and the third month will be preparation for Demo Day,
helping business owners learn to tell their companies' stories. Demo
Day is scheduled for October 11.
To get companies thinking about applying, the company recently
hosted an "Ask Me Anything" session about the Hartford accelerator.
Tim Hatch, vice president of innovation & technology of Stanley
Black & Decker, told attendees that the manufacturing company
is "on a mission to find the best 3D printing companies out there.
Stanley Black & Decker has been using 3D printing for more
than 30 years, and is looking for new ways to implement additive
manufacturing within the production process."
As far as young companies that are involved in additive
manufacturing are concerned, Hatch said, Stanley Black & Decker
has a specific objective – finding firms that it can work with after the
program has ended. "We want to learn from you, we want you to
learn from us, and we want to create a partnership to move forward."
There are many Techstars success stories that have emerged from
previous accelerators, Reuter said, and she expects Hartford's to
produce similar outcomes.
"We are looking for companies that are really trying to do something
innovative in the additive manufacturing space," she said. "Huge
opportunities are out there."
Stanley Black & Decker, which has been using 3D printing for more than three decades, is looking to partner with the best and the
brightest young companies, to find new ways to implement additive manufacturing into its production process.
Using today's advanced 3D printing techniques, companies can
design and create anything, from hand tools to prosthetic limbs.
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