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Celebrate Innovation With Brodbeck Ironworks & Make48
Celebrate with us! In honor of this year’s SIXTH National competition, Make48 has partnered with Brodbeck Ironworks to bring you a loaded...

Make48+Team
Mar 2, 20232 min read


Nationals Team Spotlight: LITTLE RED HENS Representing KSSB
Get to know the teams competing at the Sixth Make48 National Competition. Seven teams will compete from March 31-April 2nd at The...
Amy Gray
Mar 2, 20234 min read


The Secret Sauce of 2022 - Part 2 of Make48 Tool Techs
Did you catch Make48’s sixth season on Roku last week? The premiere revealed for the first time the 7 teams heading to Nationals later...

Cassandra Munoz
Mar 2, 20234 min read


Season 6 Teams Heading To Nationals
Mixing collaboration, innovation and imagination into a spectacular 48 hour experience. Make48 returns this year with seven teams to...

Cassandra Munoz
Feb 23, 20234 min read


Meet The Team: Lyra Thompson
I’m so happy to introduce you to our newest Make48 team member, Lyra Thompson! Lyra is working a few hours a week as a guest blog writer....
Amy Gray
Feb 23, 20233 min read


Catching Up With Patent Attorney Chris DeBacker
Chris DeBacker has made a big impact at our invention competitions since 2016. A patent attorney with a background in construction &...

Cassandra Munoz
Feb 23, 20233 min read


THE NEXT BIG THING IN CAD & PDM IS ALREADY HERE | Onshape LIVE 2023 Virtual User Conference
We’d like to invite our friends and CAD fanatics to join Onshape LIVE. Learn more about the #1 Fastest-Growing CAD Software in the World...

Make48+Team
Feb 23, 20232 min read


The Golda Girls | Tina Gleason, Team Captain
In Milwaukee last year, Harley-Davidson asked eight teams to come up with an Interactive Outdoor playground element that could...

Cassandra Munoz
Feb 16, 20233 min read


MAKE48 ANNOUNCES T-MOBILE AS CO-CHALLENGE SPONSOR OF NATIONAL COMPETITION
T-Mobile, the nation’s 5G leader, will serve as Co-Challenge Sponsor at Make48’s national competition this spring. T-Mobile will bring in...

Make48+Team
Feb 16, 20231 min read


The Secret Sauce Of Make48 Competitions
This secret has been unfolding for a while. Tool technicians make the magic happen at our competitions. Collaborating and building ideas...

Cassandra Munoz
Feb 16, 20233 min read
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