Research guides: Entrepreneurship: 3D printing and prototyping

3d printing and prototyping resources at U of T

Ready to prototype your design? There are numerous resources for 3D printing across U of T. Follow the links below to find the printer and material most applicable to your project. Note that training may be required, and some labs and machines have limited access. Consult the contacts below to confirm access. There may also be a cost involved in custom printing jobs or to cover materials.

Please note U of T Libraries services are currently available online only. The labs listed on this page may or may not be accessible in person. Please contact the individual labs for details.

Resources for Personal Protective Equipment

Looking for resources to print personal protective equipment (PPEs)? The Engineering and Computer Science Library has compiled a list of standards and other resources for making PPEs.

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U of T Libraries 3D printing and scanning

3D printing at UTL - Gerstein Science Information Centre
MakerBot Replicator 2 3D printer and MakerBot Digitizer 3D scanner access and training at MADLab at Gerstein Library on St. George Campus
Robarts Digital Studio
Robarts Digital Studio has 2 LulzBot TAZ 6 3D printers. Students, faculty, and staff with a valid TCard can get certified to use the printers.
UTSC Library Makerspace
Access Makerbot Replicator 2 and Flashforge Creator Pro 3D printers, design software and more.

U of T accelerators and incubators

Entrepreneurship Hatchery 3D printing
Located at Myhal at St George, the Hatchery hosts a Ultimaker 2 and a ProJet 5500X 3D printer.
ICUBE - UT Mississauga
ICUBE houses a Creality Ender 3, and PLA filament in a variety of colours. Please contact ICUBE to request access.
Impact Centre - Coming Soon
With equipment such as a 3D Printer, Laser Cutter, Electronics Development and Test, Mechanical and Hand Tools, the MakerSpace will allow students to rapidly develop and test prototypes.

U of T Departments and Faculties

Daniels Digital Fabrication Lab
The Digital Fabrication Lab is equipped with two Stratasys F120 3D printers, a 3D Systems Projet 660pro printer, a 3D Systems Projet 650pro printer, and a 3D Systems Projet 360 printer.
Dentistry 3D printing guide
Guide to dentistry applications for 3D printing or "additive manufacturing."
IBBME Design Studio
The IBBME Design Studio is an instructional and collaboration space for biomedical engineering design and education. It also houses a variety of 3D printing resources for use by students and researchers at U of T.
KMDI-Semaphore Makerspace
Located in the Faculty of Information, at the University of Toronto’s St. George campus, the KMDI-Semaphore Makerspace has a variety of equipment available for members of the UofT community to use for research projects and related activities, including: 3D printers and scanners, Arduinos, Raspberry Pis, MakeyMakeys, knitting, sewing, and embroidery machines (and materials), soldering irons, HTC Vive headsets, adaptive gaming controllers, and more.
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Machine Shop
MIE's machine shop houses state-of-the-art equipment and provides technical services for U of T Engineering students and faculty. All U of T Engineering students and researchers have access to use the machine shop facilities for projects related to U of T academic activities or student clubs.
Medicine Medprint
As part of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, we are a specialty 3D printing service. Here to serve the research community as well as individuals who want to bring an idea to life, MedPrint is your advanced addititive manufacturer within the downtown core.
Myhal Centre Fabrication Facility
Located on Level 4 in room MY435, the Myhal Centre Fabrication Facility is a space for students and faculty to move their ideas from design to prototype. The Fabrication Facility offers a supervised drop-in Light Fabrication Facility and a limited-access Rapid Prototyping Facility. The Light Fabrication Facility on light-duty fabrication with materials such as timber, foam, plastics and soft metals equipped with 20 workbenches, a variety of hand tools, and basic power tools. The Rapid Prototyping Facility features digital fabrication equipment including a variety of 3D printing technologies, laser and water jet cutting.
UT Mississauga - Biomedical Communications
BMC students also have access to digital tools including a space for three-dimensional printing that includes a Formlabs Form 2 SLA printer, and Preform software.

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