Case Study: OTH Regensburg brings student concepts to life with Stratasys PolyJet 3D printing

OTH Regensburg Students Bring Concepts to Life with 3D Printing

OTH Regensburg, one of southern Germany’s largest technical universities with about 11,000 students, needed faster, more accurate and multi‑material prototyping to support its Sensorik‑Applikationszentrum (SappZ) where students develop sensor applications and precise micro cases and chip packages. To overcome the limits of traditional machining and bring complex student concepts to life, OTH Regensburg adopted Stratasys PolyJet 3D printing technology.

Stratasys delivered PolyJet printers (supported by educational discounts) that provide high-resolution, multi‑material parts, enabling SappZ to produce exact‑fit micro cases, functional sensor housings, mechanical prototypes and custom lab fixtures. The result was a transformed workflow: higher‑quality projects, broader hands‑on access for students (including first‑year cohorts), and accelerated applied research across microfluidics, wind‑tunnel testing and microtomography—demonstrating clear gains in speed, precision and educational impact thanks to Stratasys.

OTH Regensburg

Florian Olbrich

Researcher for the Department of Applied Sensor Technology