Category Archives: Field Trip

3rd Balloon Launch a Success

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Waterppk

Sector67 launched its 3rd high altitude balloon this past weekend with great success. Lots of information over at Apollo67 and for here a beautiful picture:

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Maker Faire New York

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Waterppk

We were delighted for the opportunity to attend Maker Faire New York this year courtesy of the Power Racing Series.  We had a great time! Sparkfun’s Juan Pena took a great picture of the Sector67 group:

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Music in Space

Posted on November 11, 2011 by John Williams

She climbs into the fuselage and takes her seat in front of the brightly lit control panel. A tune starts to play as she slides the first lever into position.  She presses a button and a rhythm glides in behind … Continue reading →

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August in Updates! (finally)

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Waterppk

Alright, so we’ve hit October, and I still haven’t posted updates from August! Here goes nothing. . . The casting resin finally sees the light of day, this time being tested with water to create foam. The foam was then … Continue reading →

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Kansas City Maker Faire

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Waterppk

Sector67 had a road trip down to Kansas City June 25th-26th to catch the mini Maker Faire and race our PPPRS vehicle.  We also stayed at <a href=”http://www.hammerspacehobby.com/”>Hammerspace</a> and toured <a href=”http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/”>CCCKC</a> (the infamous hackerspace in a cave). Iron Man … Continue reading →

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2011 Burrill Business Plan Competition

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Waterppk

We were honored to have a judging seat for the Online Communities and Social Networks track in the 2011 Burrill Business Plan Competition. There was a record number of entrants to this year’s competition, as a 4 year competitor I … Continue reading →

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The School Factory Reignition

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Waterppk

Sector67 joined Pumping Station: One and Jigsaw Renaissance (among others) in Milwaukee, WI for a School Factory reignition meeting to plot a course for The Space Federation. It was great to get an opportunity to meet up with the founders … Continue reading →

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Trip to EIGERlab

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Waterppk

This week also saw a trip down to EIGERlab in Rockford, IL. EIGERlab was created 7 years ago with a think-tank vision packed with federal funding bite – leading to today being well equipped with SLA, SLS, FDM, and Poly … Continue reading →

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Trip to Tormach

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Waterppk

We took a trip up to Tormach, a Waunakee company whose mission is to provide “geeks with tools” including CNC mills, lathes, 3D scanners, (and it looks like coming soon injection molding) etc – http://www.tormach.com/ They have a great training … Continue reading →

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3D Printing at the Discovery Center

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Waterppk

I had the opportunity to head over to the Discovery Center this week to check out their 3D printing facilities. They have a SLA, FDM and are looking into an SLS machine. In the lobby of the new building are … Continue reading →

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