FirstBuild to use crowdsourcing, 3D printing to invent next-gen home appliancesFirstBuild to use crowdsourcing, 3D printing to invent next-gen home appliances

Will your next refrigerator be 3D printed? That's a real possibility, as Stratasys Ltd. (Eden Prairie, MN), a global innovator of 3D printing and additive manufacturing solutions, announced its partnership with GE affiliate FirstBuild (Louisville, KY). The partnership combines co-creation and micro-manufacturing to build and commercialize the next evolution of various GE appliances and accessories by leveraging 3D printing and other advanced manufacturing processes in an open innovation approach to engineering.