Blue Ridge/University of Arizona 4-H Fab Lab Uses Roland Technology to Get Local Youth Groups Excited About STEM Education

Students from the White Mountain Apache Tribe 4-H Junior Leadership Academy display bumper stickers and a poster they made using a Roland wide-format digital inkjet printer/cutter at the Blue Ridge/UA 4-H FAB LAB.

IRVINE, Calif. - July 24, 2018 - Since holding its grand-opening event in January of this year, the Blue Ridge/University of Arizona 4-H FAB LAB in Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona has made it easy for local youth groups to gain hands-on experience with advanced technologies, including Roland digital printing and 3D milling devices. Recently, the Fab Lab played host to students from the White Mountain Apache Tribe as well as leaders from 4-H chapters in Pima, Coconino, Apache, Maricopa and Navajo counties, allowing these groups to use its state-of-the-art equipment.