Case Study: Custom Color 3D Printing achieves scalable mass customization with Oqton

Custom Color 3D Printing is a fast-growth start-up based in Chicago, USA, specializing in a range of services including production polymer additive manufacturing and rapid prototyping

Custom Color 3D Printing, a Chicago-based fast-growth startup, needed to automate build preparation and workflows for mass customization of full-color 3D printed parts. As it expanded from a small service bureau into production of personalized consumer goods, the company struggled with the manual, repetitive steps required to prepare customer design files for additive manufacturing. Oqton’s AI-powered software platform was brought in to help bridge the gap between design and production.

With Oqton, Custom Color 3D Printing automated file repair, optimization, and build nesting to speed up print preparation and make better use of multiple printers’ build volumes. The result was a much faster workflow, with parts becoming “ready to go a fraction of the time,” while also enabling the company to scale toward a new facility with as many as 50 connected printers. Oqton’s agility and automation helped Custom Color 3D Printing grow with less headcount and improve its ability to deliver quality full-color customized parts.

Custom Color 3D Printing

Kent Mages

Founding President