The University of Notre Dame’s IDEA Center is a crucible for entrepreneurial activity that brings new innovations to market. Within the IDEA Center is the Innovation Lab, providing the entrepreneurs the tools to turn ideas into products, and products into businesses. 3D printing is not a new technology at Notre Dame. The University has employed 3D printers for 20 years for the purposes of education and innovation. Serving faculty and the student body puts a steady demand on the Lab’s 3D printing resources and they can’t afford to waste time with equipment that’s unreliable.