We finally got the chance to unbox our new System 30 from Hyrel. The people in Georgia worked very hard to get it to us in time for the OACTE conference and we received it just a day prior to leaving for Sunriver. It was all I could do to wait for everyone to show up to open the box but it was well worth it. The representatives from Hyrel cautioned us that we should not expect to have the machine up and printing as quickly as we may have liked but that didn't stop us. Hyrel asked us to work with them via Skype for the initial assembly and start up in order to avoid any unnecessary issues but that would have meant waiting a couple hours for them to be available. A bunch of CTE teachers really don't have the patience to wait when it comes to new machines so we gave it our best shot.
Initial assembly was straightforward and not too difficult. We were all very pleasantly surprised with the fit and finish of the machine. This is one very well thought out and engineered printer. Everything about the machine screams quality. This is a large and heavy printer when compared to our present arsenal. Our students are going to have a unparallelled learning experience with this beauty.
We were able to make our first print without the assistance of Hyrel but I do plan on having my advanced students sit down with Hyrel for a Skype when they start it for the first time in the classroom. They are going to learn so much from this initial session and I am looking forward to seeing it happen.
I should mention that the machine printed flawlessly for the entire presentation we gave at the conference. There was a lot of interest in the machine and we are expecting that our machine will no longer be the only one in the state in a very short time.
Thanks again to everyone from Hyrel for their understanding and patience with us. We look forward to a long and productive relationship with them.
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