Bringing personalization to the masses

Building the world's largest full-color 3d printing plant

Enabling boutique- style personalization at scale, MassPersona is the only manufacturing facility on the planet capable of scale production of unique, personalized, color plastic parts.

Partnering with HP, we are building a state-of-the-art facility to empower the software and hardware systems for Manufacturing 4.0. Completing construction on the west side of Chicago in 2023, it features a fully automated post-production process with AMT and pre-production process with Oaton.

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Open and Operating October 2023 - With the printers installed, we began production.

Applications

Personalized Figurines
Personalized Figurines

Full-color 3D printing can create lifelike, detailed figurines based on 3D scans or Minikin app photos. The traditional lead time to get a collectible figurine to market is several months. Using full-color 3D printing allows for quicker production and personalization based on 3D scans. We've also brought to market mobile scanning technology from our product Minikin.

Customizable Eyeglass Frames
Customizable Eyeglass Frames

Full-color 3D printing can create customized eyeglass frames with contours for each unique face. A significant portion of the eyewear market can be disrupted by additive manufacturing. Full-color 3D printing offers repeatability of orders, making it ideal for custom eyeglass frames production.

Colorful Orthotics
Colorful Orthotics

Full-color 3D printing can create stylish, form-fitting orthotics unique to each individual. A significant portion of the orthotics market focuses on children and demand for colorful orthotics is growing rapidly. Stylish and colorful orthotics can increase patient engagement and use, especially for children. Full-color 3D printing allows for limitless customization options to make orthotics more appealing.

Custom Corporate Premiums
Custom Corporate Premiums

Full-color 3D printing makes customization possible at any quantity for unique, eye-catching corporate premiums. Traditional manufacturing lead time for custom corporate swag can be several weeks or even months and there are often limitations on the complexity of designs that can be produced. Full-color 3D printing affords greater creative freedom and flexibility and allows for limitless customization options with shorter production timelines.

Custom Plastic Components
Custom Plastic Components

Full-color 3D printing can serve the needs of many consumer-facing industries, such as customized game controllers, phone cases, and other plastic components. Customization options are limitless, enabling the creation of complex and intricate designs. Our facility allows for quicker production times and more efficient manufacturing processes, enabling the creation of unique, eye-catching plastic components in any quantity.

About Mass Persona

MassPersona, the producer of Minikin, is a high-volume 3D color printing factory serving the needs of consumer product companies looking to produce high volumes of mass personalized 3D color products or parts.

It has been created from the technical innovations and the production expertise of Custom Color 3D Printing. The company has been established to create a software platform that can enable mass personalization of products and parts.

MassPersona is launching with a product called Minikins: 3D-printed, personalized Minikin figurines that look like YOU - easily created within a mobile app and shipped to you within a few weeks.

We believe in being true to yourself and celebrating everything that makes you special! Being YOU should be encouraged in the workplace, amongst family and friends, in advertising, on social media...pretty much everywhere. You can and should be whoever you want to be, when you want to be it.  

A full-color 3D print shop leveraging the power of HP's MJF technology with CMYK capabilities. Whether you need a prototype, signage, or a small production run, Custom Color 3D can help you reach your goals quickly, efficiently, and most importantly cost effectively.

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Minikins are realistic, 3D printed, miniature versions of YOU! With unlimited options for personalization, your Minikin will allow you to celebrate what makes you special, whether it’s on a game board, as a custom toy, or in the game of life.

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Meet the Leadership

Kent Mages
Kent Mages
President

A pioneer in the color 3D printing business and co-founder of MassPersona, Kent has more than 20 years of print production experience. He has also worked on application and software development projects with Apple, Microsoft, Intel, and Intuit. Kent's ongoing product development and hardware relationship with Hewlett Packard has ensured HP's commitment for MassPersona to become the leading producer of digitally driven color 3D printing at scale.

Charles Spurgen
Charles Spungen
Chairman

After a national defense career, Charles spent 20 years as president of PI Bearing Technologies. The company pioneered fully automated machining processes in the US and was a leading producer of tribological solutions for the automotive industries and a key exporter from the Midwest. PI was sold to GGB Bearings in 2011. After eight years of teaching and while still an owner and active board member at Peer Chain Co., in 2019, Charles became a co-founder of MassPersona.

Nykko Lazar
Nykko Lazar
Chief of Creative

Nykko is a 3D designer and award winning indie filmVFX artist. Previously, he was lead production designer working with clients such as Nike, Netflix, NFL's Detroit Lions, and Royal Caribbean Cruises. Nykko is cosplay aficionado, passionate about art, film, and all things nerdy

Geoffrey Cairns
Geoffrey Cairns
Chief of Strategy

Technology executive and entrepreneur with 30+ years of experience. Hewlett Packard (North American Sales Manager-Microsoft Solutions); UpCast (President/Co-founder): Microsoft (WW Managing Director of Hospitality, Travel & Distribution Sales/Partners); SecureOne (CEO/Co-founder)

Randall West
Brooklyn DiPietrantonio
Lead Developer

With a passion for where the digital and physical intersect, Brooking has a keen eye on emerging trends and how he can bridge the gap between the two.

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