Case Study: Hudson Valley Additive Manufacturing Center at SUNY New Paltz achieves affordable, campus and community metal 3D printing access with Proto3000

Hudson Valley Additive Manufacturing Center at SUNY New Paltz - Customer Case Study

The Hudson Valley Additive Manufacturing Center at SUNY New Paltz (HVAMC) is an academic lab that supports students and local businesses with 3D printing expertise. Faced with the prohibitive cost, safety requirements, and material inflexibility of laser‑based metal systems, the center needed an affordable, studio‑safe metal printing solution—Proto3000 supplied the Studio System metal 3D printing solution (Bound Metal Deposition) to meet that need.

Proto3000’s Studio System enabled safe, powder‑free metal printing on campus with quick material changeovers and easy separable supports, allowing HVAMC to produce end‑use and prototype parts without tooling. Results included consolidated 17‑4 PH stainless parts for JBT printed (two parts in ~24 hours, batch‑sintered together), campus savings of over $10,000 replacing lamp knobs and $4,000 on key‑card reader attachments, and part costs estimated 5–10× lower than laser sintering—delivering faster lead times, no tooling costs, and expanded service offerings for local industry.

Hudson Valley Additive Manufacturing Center at SUNY New Paltz

Daniel Freedman

Director