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How This Company Is Helping Entrepreneurs Use 3-D Printing

Armed with a 3-D printer, this company helps entrepreneurs bring their dreams to life.
The future is now: Inside the new 3D Printer Experience.

Chicago’s 3D Printer Experience is aptly named: It aims to educate and engage the public by offering a relaxed setting to learn about a beneficial new technology, as well as playful activities like the ability to scan and print one’s own head.  

Founded as an LLC in late 2012 and converted to a benefit corporation in 2014, the 3D Printer Experience offers design

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