Early 3D Adopters: Who's Doing 3D Printing?

Braintree Printing

Braintree Printing is more focused on the traditional 3D prototyping market, which doesn't require an investment in in-house design capabilities.

Owned by Jim Corliss, Jerry Hogan and Jose Tafur, the Braintree, MA-based operation specializes in high-end, four- and five-color offset printing and digital printing. It claims to be the first printer in New England to embrace 3D printing. Braintree selected a Stratasys Dimension 1200es, which is a more robust production device that prints in multiple colors and resolutions depending on desired build speed. The machine can print in fine resolution or offer faster printing, with layer thicknesses of 0.25mm (0.010˝) or 0.33mm (0.013˝). Files are output by the shop's production staff.