Difference Makers 3D is a Westerville contract manufacturer that turns ideas into prototypes and short production runs through in-house design and digital manufacturing. Its team brings more than 30 years of combined industrial design and mechanical engineering experience to projects ranging from custom product development to precise part duplication. As a social enterprise of Form5, a 501(c)(3) organization, its contracted work also supports custom-application devices for people with limb differences.
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Form5 ProstheticsForm5 Prosthetics is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that develops affordable, custom 3D-printed adaptive products for people with limb differences. Founded by Aaron Westbrook after he printed his first device as a 15-year-old high school student, the organization combines research and development with hands-on CO-FAB workshops in which recipients work directly with students and professional mentors. Its work also includes the Nub Club of Ohio, a community of more than 80 individuals with limb differences and their families.WESTERVILLE, OH
Burn SocialMechanical engineer Rich Hayburn runs Burn Social, a Chester Heights-area product design and development firm that turns early ideas into prototypes and finished products through on-demand manufacturing. The company stands out for pairing design-thinking with more than four years of commercial 3D-printing experience, helping creators, hobbyists, and entrepreneurs test concepts and scale production. Burn Social also produces custom items such as business-logo cookie cutters alongside its product-development work.
Columbus Design & Manufacturing, LLCStarted in 2013 by two friends with decades of manufacturing experience, Columbus Design & Manufacturing is a small Columbus, Ohio company built around making U.S. custom manufacturing more accessible. It helps established brands, startups, and inventors turn ideas into products, combining design support with production and fulfillment in one operation.COLUMBUS, OH
Enable CincyFounded by University of Cincinnati biomedical engineering students, Enable Cincy is a volunteer nonprofit that uses 3D printing to design and provide free upper-limb prosthetics and assistive devices for people with disabilities. Since starting in 2016, the student-led organization has developed 10 successful products and delivered devices across the United States and to three other countries, combining patient-focused design with hands-on engineering education.CINCINNATI, OH