Pennsylvania-based Verde Mantis, LP designs and builds the Mantis desktop 3D Printer in the United States, along with upgrades and engineering services. Founded by Joe Sinclair, the company built its flagship machine around a two-step, file-to-print experience, with onboard software and sensors handling much of the setup that traditionally challenges new users. Its small team also applies the engineering and manufacturing experience behind the printer to customer product-development and prototyping work.
M2 Additive Manufacturing LLCFounded in 2018 by three Penn State engineering graduates, M2 Additive Manufacturing provides 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and product-development support from its Butler, Pennsylvania facility. The family business is especially known for developing and patenting the BeltXTruder, a technology for printing extremely flexible filaments, while helping inventors and manufacturers move projects from early concepts to working parts. M2 keeps its manufacturing and prototyping work in the United States and serves clients across Western Pennsylvania, the Ohio Valley, and beyond.BUTLER, PA
MakerGear, LLCFrom its Cleveland-area factory, MakerGear makes desktop and industrial 3D printers engineered for precision prototyping and production. The company’s machines are manufactured in the USA, with the M2—launched in 2012 and described as its original workhorse—bringing industrial-level performance to a compact footprint. MakerGear also earned a gold medal in the inaugural US Air Force Advanced Manufacturing Olympics, a fitting distinction for printers designed to run reliably over the long haul.BEACHWOOD, OH
Xact Metal, IncFounded in 2017, State College’s Xact Metal makes metal powder-bed fusion 3D printers designed to bring laser-based additive manufacturing within reach of more manufacturers. Its first printer shipped in 2019, and the company now builds the configurable XM200G family, including a micro-printing variant, while developing the larger XM300G series. Based at Penn State’s Innovation Park, Xact Metal supports customers through a partner network spanning more than 40 countries.332117STATE COLLEGE, 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