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Join us WEDNESDAY, February 19TH AT 6:00PM
 
COME AND LEARN: New Trends and WHAT’S NEXT in Prototyping using 3D Printing, Injection Molding and CNC Cutting/Stamping. Also Learn about LOW-VOLUME MANUFACTURING techologies. Gus Breiland, is a Sr. Technical Sales Engineer at Protolabs – one of the premier digital manufacturing companies in the world today.
Gus will be sharing exciting information for inventors on both prototyping and producing low-volume production quantities materials ranging from rigid plastics, thermoplastics, metals, and flexible elastomer plastics such as silicone.

LEARN ABOUT MAKING:
• Injection Molding for Prototypes
• 3D-printed components from Direct Metal Laser Sintering to Multi-Jet Fusion
• Injection Molding for Low-volume Production Parts & On-Demand Production
• Prototype end-use Injection-Molded Plastic Parts
• Sheet Metal Components & Sheet Metal Design
• CNC Machined Prototype and Production Parts
 
About Gus Breiland - 
SPEAKER: Gus Breiland's background includes over 20 years of engineering/industrial design experience, including 14 years at Protolabs.
 
While his formal education is in industrial machinery operations, he has extensive knowledge and experience in both traditional and advanced manufacturing processes and materials. Throughout his tenure at Protolabs, Breiland has worked with countless designers, engineers and product developers to improve the manufacturability of their parts.
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Frederick McKinley Jones, over 60 patents
Did you know? 
 
Thermo-king is in the Inventor's Hall of Fame case where mine is shown at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The first refrigerated truck was developed by a black inventor, Frederick McKinley Jones, and patented in 1940! 
Thermo King was founded around this innovation.
 
#BlackHistoryMonth
Click for several inventions we use everyday!
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Thanks to our sponsor, A Leader in Rapid Prototyping & On Demand Production
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Upcoming Events and Speakers
Bookmark the IN Website to find out more!
 
Look for new inventors spotlight roundtables at our next meeting where individual inventors have the opportunity to share their inventions. Click here if you are interested in presenting your own. 
 
March 18th:  Deep Dive on Marc Portney’s Inventors Pitch and How to Win in 2020  (Steve Lyon & Jahn Stopperan)
           
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Inventors Connecting With Inventors
Typically third Wednesday of each month.
Eisenhower Community Center
1001 MN-7
Hopkins, MN  55305
United States of America
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