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Section 179 of the IRS tax code allows businesses to deduct the full purchase price of qualifying equipment (e.g., a 3D printer) and/or software purchased or financed during the tax year. That means that if you buy (or lease) a piece of qualifying equipment, you can deduct the FULL PURCHASE PRICE from your gross income. […]

We’d like to sincerely thank all those that came out to help us celebrate our 25th anniversary at our open house on November 14th! We had a great turnout, from longtime customers we are proud to call our friends, to new faces interested in learning what our 3D printing technologies can do for their business.  […]

On October 23rd, AdvancedTek had the pleasure of hosting the SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers) Minnesota Chapter 11 October meeting at our headquarters in St. Paul.  We had a great time meeting the members, presenting on our 3D printing technologies and giving them a tour of our TekCenter.   Lee Rensberger, the Society’s Program Chair, wrote […]

This summer AdvancedTek customer UMC, a leading precision manufacturer for the medical device and aerospace industries, launched its first Summer STEM Career Exploration program. This is the latest initiative from a company that has a long history of offering apprenticeships, internships, and other opportunities to get students plugged into manufacturing. The Summer STEM program is […]

BUFFALO, N.Y., May 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — PostProcess Technologies, the pioneer of automated and intelligent post-printing solutions for industrial 3D printing, announced today it has further expanded its channel partner coverage in North America. PostProcess has secured agreements with AdvancedTek, Cimetrix, Fisher Unitech, and Tech-Labs.    PostProcess channel partners were selected based on exacting requirements beyond […]

Conventional manufacturing technologies may be reliable and get the job done, but are they getting you ahead? Your competition isn’t standing still. They’re moving on to digital factory solutions that include additive manufacturing.  Stay competitive by prototyping faster, building your own custom tooling and even making low-volume manufacturing profitable, with the Stratasys F900 3D Printer. […]

Enjoy all capabilities of the Stratasys J750, but with a small build tray and smaller price. Introducing the Stratasys J735™ 3D Printer. Just like the Stratasys J750, the J735 delivers unrivaled aesthetic performance including true, full-color capability with texture mapping and color gradients, but with a smaller build size and lower cost. Create prototypes that […]

MINNEAPOLIS & REHOVOT, Israel — April 10, 2018 — (BUSINESS WIRE) — Stratasys (Nasdaq:SSYS), a global leader in applied additive technology solutions, today introduced for its FDM process, a new PEKK-based high-performance thermoplastic, called Antero™ 800NA. A PEKK material for FDM additive manufacturing offers significant advantages for many manufacturers, including lighter-weight parts, reduced inventories, and […]

LUMENIUM Studio System for rapid prototyping: Viriginia-based startup finds opportunity to reduce product development timeline by 25%. Lumenium, LLC is a Virginia-based startup developing an innovative family of internal combustion engines. Their Inverse Displacement Asymmetrical Rotational (IDAR) engine is a novel and totally singular design for producing powerful, efficient, internal combustion. Its unique engine geometry […]