Founded in 1993 by former Navy engineers Ron Minor and Brian Edwards, La Plata-based protoCAD turns product ideas into engineered designs, 3D-printed parts, and urethane castings. The co-owners’ early experience using 3D printing to design an ejection-seat rocket motor nozzle still informs the company’s work with inventors, manufacturers, and government customers nationwide. protoCAD is a small-business, ITAR-registered operation whose all-U.S.-citizen engineering team also supports complex government prototyping and fabrication projects.
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Prototek Digital ManufacturingFounded in 1987, Prototek Digital Manufacturing is a privately held company owned by TruArc Partners, with about 300 employees and facilities across the United States. It is known for carrying projects from prototype through production, supporting customers from startups to S&P 500 companies with precision parts and assemblies. Prototek’s quality and security credentials include ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, ITAR registration, and CMMC Level 2 certification.CONTOOCOOK, NH
Prototek Digital ManufacturingFounded in 1987, Prototek Digital Manufacturing turns digital designs into prototypes and production parts, supporting the full product lifecycle through digital manufacturing facilities across the United States. With roughly 300 employees, the company handles mid- to high-complexity components in metals and polymers for customers ranging from startups to S&P 500 companies, including work inherited through the integration of ProtoCAM. Prototek’s quality and security credentials include ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D, ITAR registration, and CMMC Level 2 certification.ALLENTOWN, PA
Studio RobotoFounded by Robert Steiner, a former U.S. Navy EOD specialist, Studio Roboto is a Detroit-based additive-manufacturing and fabrication studio that turns digital designs into prototypes, models and finished objects. Steiner has worked with 3D printing since 1996, bringing experience from military, startup and corporate settings, including a leadership role at MakerBot. The studio is particularly suited to ambitious scale models and sculptural work, such as its full-size Apollo 11 crew-hatch reproduction.YONKERS, NY
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.