Founded 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.
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protoCAD CorpFounded 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.LA PLATA, MD
Canion3D IncFounded in 2015 by retired U.S. Air Force veteran Tyrone Canion Jr., Canion3D Inc. is an engineering company known for bringing additive manufacturing into practical work for researchers, educators, healthcare professionals, and businesses. Its work ranges from custom 3D printing to technology support, with a particular interest in medical modeling and STEM education. The company received a 2019 Corporate Vision Magazine SB Award for innovation in 3D printing products.EAST AMHERST, NY
Loctech ManufacturingBorn from a late-2010s investment in 3D printing, father-and-son-owned Loctech Manufacturing has grown into a Rochester-area precision manufacturing shop producing CNC-machined and 3D-printed parts from prototype through production. The Churchville company also supports projects with part and mold design, drawing on more than 30 years of mold-making experience. Its in-house capabilities and hands-on customer relationships reflect a path from practical design work to broader manufacturing support.CHURCHVILLE, NY
Stache3D LLCFounded 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.EAST AURORA, NY