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Dayton’s 3D Printing Bar and Makerspace Closes its Doors…For Good?
I’ve never really liked the phrase “all good things must come to an end.” I don’t always find it necessarily true, though I’m sure I can be proven wrong. Unfortunately,…
What’s Really Going on With the 3D Printed Toy Market Today?
One of the many industries being disrupted by 3D printing is toys; as most mass-produced playthings are already made of plastic, which is definitely in the 3D printing wheelhouse, it…
Making, Learning, Collaborating, and 3D Printing in the Community: Dayton Mini Maker Faire
Back in March, when I visited Dayton, Ohio’s resident 3D printing bar, Proto BuildBar, I was told that its employees would be exhibiting at a local school’s STEMfest later that…
Springboro STEMfest: Ohio Students Learn About 3D Printing, STEAM Education, and Rocket Launchers
Science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics are picking up steam lately – which is handy, as they fall into a curriculum of the same name, as STEAM education takes its…
Inside Proto BuildBar: We Make the Makers
I am a proud, lifelong resident of southwest Ohio – I grew up roughly 15 minutes south of Dayton, which is known as the Gem City and is the sixth-largest…
Startups on the Upswing — A Few Questions For: Metamason
Back in October, at Inside 3D Printing Santa Clara, I sat for the first time in the audience watching the famed Startup Competition shape up in person. I’d been reading…
First-Hand Look at Dayton’s Proto BuildBar
As 3DPrint.com’s resident Ohioan on staff, I was so excited to hear about Proto BuildBar opening in downtown Dayton when we covered the new makerspace back in December. Both because of its…
Dayton’s Proto BuildBar Invites You to Make, 3D Print, and Have a Drink or Two
As 3D innovations and technology move forward at rocket speed, a smorgasbord of 3D design and 3D printing technology and machines abound. Now, with a veritable buffet of 3D printing ideas—and…
