Case Study: Milwaukee School of Engineering achieves rapid, functional elastomer 3D printing with Stratasys

Milwaukee School of Engineering Students Test New Elastomer Material

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE), a 2,900‑student university that runs an industry Additive Lab Consortium with 47 manufacturing partners, needed to teach students real‑world additive manufacturing skills and help member companies produce functional, resilient rubber-like parts. MSOE faced design‑for‑additive challenges and strong industry demand for tougher elastomer components, so it turned to Stratasys for machines, materials and training—notably the Stratasys F123 Series printers and FDM TPU 92A elastomer material.

Stratasys supplied the F123 Series with soluble support, an interchangeable elastomer print head and a Certification Program, enabling MSOE to go from unboxing to successful prints in about 15 minutes and to produce large, complex flexible parts (for example, printed air intake hoses). The Stratasys solution improved MSOE’s DFAM teaching, gave students resume‑worthy, industry‑timed projects, and provided consortium members with certified, hire‑ready talent and reliable access to production‑grade elastomer printing.

Milwaukee School of Engineering

Vince Anewenter

Director of Rapid Prototyping Consortium