Founded by mechanical engineer and product designer David Shriver in 2020, Stache3D LLC turns sketches and ideas into physical products through 3D printing, scanning and CAD design. The Hamburg shop has worked with more than 300 clients, handling everything from prototypes and recreated mechanical parts to custom memorabilia. Its side store also reflects Shriver’s Buffalo roots with playful chicken-wing and Bills Mafia merchandise.
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.
3D Brooklyn LLCFor more than a decade, 3D Brooklyn LLC has operated as a design studio and 3D printing service, turning sketches and ideas into custom physical objects. Under the sole leadership of Will Haude, the company works especially closely with marketing agencies on branded campaign pieces and promotions, while also handling prototypes, custom components and production runs. Its portable studio can even bring 3D scanning and live printing to branded events, where guests can leave with personalized creations.BROOKLYN, NY
3D Print PittsburghCreated in 2021 by Rachel and Jareth Tackett, 3D Print Pittsburgh is a Pittsburgh custom 3D printing and product-development shop that turns existing files or original ideas into prototypes, parts, and production runs. Its in-house print farm handles everything from small orders to batches of thousands, while its custom-built BigPAM printer extends FDM production to parts measuring up to 800 × 800 × 900 millimeters. The company also provides CAD design and scanning, with original design files and licensing included in its custom-design work.PITTSBURGH, PA
My Favorite Prints, IncFounded in Pennsylvania in 2020, My Favorite Prints turns designs, photographs and sketches into custom 3D models, printed parts and sculpture art. The York company also gives failed FDM prints a second life through a recycling and donation initiative intended to keep scraps out of landfills while helping classrooms obtain 3D-printing equipment and training. It began with a single 3D printer in 2019 and later coordinated face-shield donations during the COVID-19 supply shortage.YORK, PA