APSX Machines in Education

Since 2017, almost half of the APSX machines have been placed in technical colleges, high schools, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) organizations, maker spaces, fab labs, and universities. Some of the usage areas of these machines are listed below:

Teaching CNC machining, swiss lathe machining, injection molding, and manufacturing concepts
Offering the machine capabilities in maker spaces, innovation labs, and fabrication machine shops
Using the machines to make small parts for research projects and testing experiments. The Spyder CNC can be used for FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) to make metal parts and modify them as the project goes along.
Utilizing the machines to attract talented high school kids

The APSX machines are compact and advanced with the most recent technologies available. The institutions can make these machines available for the students and researchers. There is no requirement for intensive training since the learning curve is very short. The good part is that the knowledge that students gain with APSX machines can be translated to industrial machines and give them competitive advantage. A tangible feeling of success ensures a long lasting learning effect on students.

Please visit support pages for the APSX Machines to see the step by step tutorials and user guidelines.

The other advantage of the APSX machines is the size and the power requirement. Since the educational institutions have limited space, placing multiple APSX machines and moving them around as needed is very possible.

Autodesk FUSION 360

Autodesk is one of the global leaders in 3D design and engineering and software. It is also a partner of APSX LLC. Companies in the fields of mechanical engineering, architecture and construction as well as media and entertainment use Autodesk solutions to create, visualize and simulate their ideas. With Fusion 360, Autodesk offers this software for hobbyists, makers, start-up companies, educational institutions, and students as free of charge.

A powerful CAD/ CAM software is very critical when designing 3D constructions. For this purpose, CAM functions have been customized and optimized especially for APSX Spyder and APSX-NANO CNC Systems with custom post processors. Additionally, Autodesk has a very large online community.

Here is a partial list of schools that have APSX machines: