Commercial Printer Details Pros, Cons of 3D Printing

"I just fell in love with the technology," Corliss admits. "I saw it as a combination of a marketing ploy and being able to make a couple of bucks. Telling (a potential client) that you print labels is not a conversation starter."

But tell someone you're a 3D printer, and the curious voice inflection kicks in. Sure, traditional print buyers—which, in Corliss' case, are also printers—are not generally going to have a need for 3D work. But what it says about Braintree Printing speaks volumes about its willingness to invest and take chances, all for the betterment of the client. And, while 3D printing has been around for the past 15-odd years, it's only been the past year or so when the technology began occupying front of mind with the general public.